The Blind Girl (1856) By John Everett Millais 📍 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Millais painted two rainbows behind a girl who cannot see them. At first, that feels like the whole tragedy. Around her neck is a sign that says: Pity the Blind. But the painting asks us to look closer. Her face turns toward the returning sun. Her hand rests in the wet grass. A concertina lies on her lap. The younger girl leans beside her, and their hands stay joined. She cannot see the rainbow. But she is not abs
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The Blind Girl (1856) By John Everett Millais 📍 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Millais painted two rainbows behind a girl who cannot see them. At first, that feels like the whole tragedy. Around her neck is a sign that says: Pity the Blind. But the painting asks us to look closer. Her face turns toward the returning sun. Her hand rests in the wet grass. A concertina lies on her lap. The younger girl leans beside her, and their hands stay joined. She cannot see the rainbow. But she is not abs
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