This painting by English painter John Everett Millais depicts two beggars, presumed to be sisters, one of whom is a blind. Millais chose as his subject for this painting the social evil of the day—vagrancy among children and the disabled. Some art historians have interpreted Millais’ depiction of the double rainbow as a Christian symbol of hope.
The Blind Girl
oil on canvas • 62.2 x 82.6 cm
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John Everett Millais