Millais’ Ferdinand Lured by Ariel: The Tempest, but make it Pre-Raphaelite

This is where The Tempest slips off the page. Pre-Raphaelite attention pins unseen magic to a real patch of grass and leaf, until the atmosphere around him feels nearly touchable. A quick Tempest refresher (no homework required) Millais is painting an episode from The Tempest, Act I, Scene II: Ferdinand, shipwrecked on Prospero’s enchanted island, hears music…