Art in Focus
July

John Everett Millais, Hearts are Trumps, 1872
John Everett Millais
Hearts are Trumps 1872
Tate
Saturday 4 July 2009, 14.30–14.45
Tuesday 7 July 2009, 13.15–13.30
Saturday 11 July 2009, 14.30–14.45
Tuesday 14 July 2009, 13.15–13.30
Saturday 18 July 2009, 14.30–14.45
Tuesday 21 July 2009, 13.15–13.30
Saturday 25 July 2009, 14.30–14.45
Tuesday 28 July 2009, 13.15–13.30

John Everett Millais painted three sisters 'of marriageable age' in 1872. The painting is called Hearts are Trumps, and in it we see the women playing cards at a table. But Millais is not simply depicting a leisure pursuit - find out what else he wanted to convey about the ladies at this short talk.

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