John Everett Millais (8 June 1829 – 13 August 1896)
The Return of the Dove to the Ark
Oil on canvas, 1851
54.6 x 87.6 cm (21½" x 34.49")
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom

The Return of the Dove to the Ark is a painting by Sir John Everett Millais, completed in 1851. It is now displayed in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

The painting portrays a scene the Bible. Two of Noah's daughters-in-law nurture the dove that has returned to the Ark bearing an olive branch.

The Return of the Dove to the Ark was praised by both John Ruskin and Théophile Gautier.