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Millet, Jean-François
1814–1875
Nationality: France
Born: 1814, Gréville-Hague
Died: 1875, Barbizon
Gender: male
Movements
Realism
Occupations
painter
engraver
graphic artist
architectural draftsperson
visual artist
plower
photographer
Biography
French painter, draftsman, and drafter, famous primarily for his images of peasants. Although he was a prominent member of the Barbizon School, he concentrated on genre scenes rather than landscapes, and while his works are classical in composition, they are treated with Realist details. His fluctuating critical legacy over the years relects the shifting aesthetic tastes of the times. Comment on works: landscape; figure painter
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Notable Works
- The Gleaners
- The Sower
- The Angelus
- The Potato Harvest
