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'Millais’ Viewpoint' is both a point of view and a literal view. The scene is captured by two corners of a huge picture frame placed on a mound, framing the ever-changing view over the Tay. These stone corners are placed so that one can walk between them, entering and leaving the picture. The Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais was drawn to two features that this sculpture frames. From his viewpoint, Kinnoull old kirkyard, which is where his wife Effie and their son George are now buried, became the setting for his painting 'The Vale of Rest', and the silhouette of the distinctive tower of St John’s kirk is shown in the background of 'Autumn Leaves'. This is a melancholic painting of four young girls, two of whom were Effie’s sisters, raking up and burning leaves against a setting sun.
Title
Millais' Viewpoint
Date
1997
Medium
St Bees sandstone
Accession number
PH2_DS_S012
Acquisition method
commissioned by Perth & Kinross Council
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
Perth & Kinross Council
Custodian
Perth & Kinross Council
Work status
extant
Installation start date
1997
Installation end date
1997
Unveiling date
1997
Access
at all times
Dundee Road, Perth
PH2 7AA
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