Jean-François Millet was a French artist and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his paintings of peasant farmers and can be categorized as part of the Realism art movement. Toward the end of his career he became increasingly interested in painting pure landscapes. He is known best for his oil paintings but is also noted for his pastels, conte crayon drawings, and etchings.
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Related works from the webThe Potato Harvest (1855)
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The Potato Harvest - Wikidata
Shepherdess with Her Flock (1863)
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Shepherdess with her Flock - Wikidata
The Man with the Hoe (1862)
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Man with a Hoe - Wikidata
The Bouquet of Margueritas (1866)
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The Bouquet of Margueritas, 1866 - Jean-Francois Millet - WikiArt.org
Woman baking bread (1854)
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A woman baking bread - Wikidata
Harvesters Resting (1853)
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Harvesters Resting (Ruth and Boaz) - Wikidata
Death and the woodcutter (1859)
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Death and the Woodcutter - Wikidata
Women Carrying Faggots (1858)
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Women Carrying Faggots - Wikidata
A Winnower
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The Winnower - Wikidata
Standing Spinner
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Standing Spinner - Wikidata
“A photograph is analogous to a plaster cast taken from life, which is always inferior to a good statue.”
Jean-François Millet
Oct 4, 1814 - Jan 20, 1875
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