Why it matters
Two of Noah's daughters-in-law tend the dove that has returned to the Ark with an olive branch. Millais left out Noah and the animals, probably to finish in time for the Royal Academy.
Did you know?
- It was completed in 1851.
- It is in the Thomas Combe collection.
- A planned pendant, The Dove's First Flight, was never painted.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Return of the Dove to the Ark (CC BY-SA 4.0).
