Title: Mariana

Artist: Valentine Cameron Prinsep

Country: Unknown

Time: 1888

Present location: Unknown

This painting was originally exhibited in 1888 as part of a collection of twenty-one paintings entitled "Shakespeare's Heroines." It is a remake of a paiting originally done by artist named Millais. Both the original and the remake of this painting feature this woman, Mariana, gazing out of her window. The difference? Millais' original work had a more dark and dismal tone, with dying autumn leaves; whereas Prinsep's work has more cheerful tone, set in spring with tulips blooming.

The piece of this painting that draws me most to it is the tulips in bloom. They complement Mariana's gold stripes in her dress and although she doesn't appear cheerful, the tulips add color to her otherwise dismal mood.