Mariana

"Mariana," also known as Portrait of Mariana in the Moated Grange, is an oil-on-panel painting by John Everett Millais from 1851. The artwork vividly depicts the lonely figure of Mariana from Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, as retold in Tennyson’s poem. Renowned for Millais’s Realism style, the painting showcases his meticulous attention to detail and extraordinary use of color. The piece, housed at Tate Britain since 1999, highlights the textured wood panel support and exemplifies Millais's mastery in capturing emotion and atmosphere.