John Everett Millais
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Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet, PRA (June 8, 1829 – August 13, 1896) was an English painter and illustrator and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
His painting Knight Errant, depicts a nude woman tied to a tree and a knight cutting her loose. The painting initially created controversy when it was first displayed, because the nude female was shown facing her rescuer, a posture which was considered too sexually suggestive for European audiences. Millais repainted the figure so that she was looking away from her rescuer. This reaction of shock by 19th century audiences highlights the potential of CMNF as a mechanism for both challenging and reinforcing gender stereotypes.
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