The Art of Paradise Lost
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John Milton’s Birthday
The Art of Paradise Lost John Milton’s Birthday Henry Eliot Dec 09, 2024 46 11 8 Share Today was John Milton’s birthday – and he died 350 years ago this year. To mark the occasion, I thought I’d share some of my favourite artworks inspired by his epic masterpiece Paradise Lost (1667). John Milton (1608-1674) Milton was born in London, the son of a scrivener. After attending St Paul’s School and Christ’s College, Cambridge, he spent six years in scholarly retirement before embarking on a political career, championing Presbyterianism and eventually the new Commonwealth. Oliver Cromwell appointed
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