Dr Paul Barlow is Lecturer at University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK.

’In this perceptive and well argued study Mr Barlow offers a re-evaluation of Millais and challenges the accepted view that Millais was only 'a purveyor of kitsch'.’ Contemporary Review ’For Barlow, instead of consigning Millais to an outmoded preciousness, those are the exact tensions and contradictions that make him a compelling model for contemporary artists today.’ Modern Painters, Feb 06 ' ... this is a great contribution to the serious study of Millais as a painter. Paul Barlow's new readings of so many important paintings deserve to displace the conventional myths and anecdotes. This book rewards multiple readings and provokes new understandings of familiar paintings'. The Art Book 2006 ’The most sustained and considered contribution to scholarship on John Everett Millais in a century, Time Present and Time Past is essential reading for anyone interested in reconsidering perhaps the most important British artist of the second half of the nineteenth century and for scholars who wish to approach Victorian art unapologetically and in full confidence of its brilliance... rarely fails to stimulate and will provide rich ground for further academic enquiry... a significant book...’ Victorian Studies

• Contents: Introduction: Millais and his critics; Millais's medievalism; Millais's Ruskin; Transitional acts; Anecdotal aestheticism; Interlude; Masculine impressions; Struggles for power; Ghosts and memorials; Time present and time past: Millais's legacy; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

Dr Paul Barlow is Lecturer at University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK.

’In this perceptive and well argued study Mr Barlow offers a re-evaluation of Millais and challenges the accepted view that Millais was only 'a purveyor of kitsch'.’ Contemporary Review ’For Barlow, instead of consigning Millais to an outmoded preciousness, those are the exact tensions and contradictions that make him a compelling model for contemporary artists today.’ Modern Painters, Feb 06 ' ... this is a great contribution to the serious study of Millais as a painter. Paul Barlow's new readings of so many important paintings deserve to displace the conventional myths and anecdotes. This book rewards multiple readings and provokes new understandings of familiar paintings'. The Art Book 2006 ’The most sustained and considered contribution to scholarship on John Everett Millais in a century, Time Present and Time Past is essential reading for anyone interested in reconsidering perhaps the most important British artist of the second half of the nineteenth century and for scholars who wish to approach Victorian art unapologetically and in full confidence of its brilliance... rarely fails to stimulate and will provide rich ground for further academic enquiry... a significant book...’ Victorian Studies

• Contents: Introduction: Millais and his critics; Millais's medievalism; Millais's Ruskin; Transitional acts; Anecdotal aestheticism; Interlude; Masculine impressions; Struggles for power; Ghosts and memorials; Time present and time past: Millais's legacy; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

Dr Paul Barlow is Lecturer at University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK.

’In this perceptive and well argued study Mr Barlow offers a re-evaluation of Millais and challenges the accepted view that Millais was only 'a purveyor of kitsch'.’ Contemporary Review ’For Barlow, instead of consigning Millais to an outmoded preciousness, those are the exact tensions and contradictions that make him a compelling model for contemporary artists today.’ Modern Painters, Feb 06 ' ... this is a great contribution to the serious study of Millais as a painter. Paul Barlow's new readings of so many important paintings deserve to displace the conventional myths and anecdotes. This book rewards multiple readings and provokes new understandings of familiar paintings'. The Art Book 2006 ’The most sustained and considered contribution to scholarship on John Everett Millais in a century, Time Present and Time Past is essential reading for anyone interested in reconsidering perhaps the most important British artist of the second half of the nineteenth century and for scholars who wish to approach Victorian art unapologetically and in full confidence of its brilliance... rarely fails to stimulate and will provide rich ground for further academic enquiry... a significant book...’ Victorian Studies

• Contents: Introduction: Millais and his critics; Millais's medievalism; Millais's Ruskin; Transitional acts; Anecdotal aestheticism; Interlude; Masculine impressions; Struggles for power; Ghosts and memorials; Time present and time past: Millais's legacy; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.