Fotoreproductie van Een Hugenoot door John Everett Millais 1860 - 1890

This is a photographic reproduction by Andries Jager of ‘A Huguenot’ by John Everett Millais. This image captures a dramatic moment, laden with historical and religious tension, rendered visible through the romantic embrace of the two figures. The original painting was made in England, in 1852, against the backdrop of Victorian religious debates and anxieties. Millais presents a scene inspired by the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572, when thousands of French Protestants, known as Huguenots, were killed. The woman attempts to persuade her lover to wear a white armband, a symbol that would save him from the Catholic persecutors. This reference comments on the position of religious minorities in Britain. The image creates meaning through the use of dramatic lighting and the expressions of the characters, charged with historical and cultural associations. By looking into archives and historical records, we understand the way in which art engages with, and reflects on social structures, religious conflicts and institutional frameworks of its time.