A Widow’s Mite (1870). John Everett Millais (English, 1829-1896). Oil on canvas. Birmingham Mu
A Widow’s Mite (1870). John Everett Millais (English, 1829-1896). Oil on canvas. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.Millais was much touched at seeing a model in widow’s weeds with her pale, sad face, and story of penury. A Widow’s Mite, with her as model, followed. The woman puts coins (mites) in the collection box. From Luke 21:1-4: “So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.” -- source link
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