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  • THE COVER
    Torpy, Janet M

    JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, 08/2011, Letnik: 306, Številka: 8
    Journal Article

    A gentleman, Arthur Hughes (1832-1915) painted genteel subjects in a manner of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, but he never belonged to that exclusive circle. Here, Torpy features Hughes' Ophelia--a painting depicting a favorite character from classical literature, which was used as a cover of JAMA's August 2011 issue. Ophelia, as portrayed by Hughes in Ophelia ("And He Will Not Come Back Again"), resonates with the archetypal beauty of the English rose; a serene visage confronts the viewer. This Ophelia is hardly the mad Ophelia, depressed and raving, rending garments, singing raunchy verses, and strewing flowers and herbs as she grieves for her father and for her lost and murderous prince, in Shakespeare's play The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Hughes' Ophelia stands quietly, hanging her flowers in the fronds of a willow tree; some willow pieces trail through her red, flowing hair in lieu of a bridal headdress.