The Sower (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)
Medium
Wood engraving; proof
Dimensions
image: 5 1/2 x 4 5/16 in. (13.9 x 10.9 cm) sheet: 7 5/16 x 6 1/16 in. (18.6 x 15.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.68.4(1)
Tags
Art Historical Context
"The Sower" is a wood-engraved proof created in 1864 by Sir John Everett Millais in collaboration with the Dalziel Brothers for their illustrated volume *The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ*. Millais, a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, brought his characteristic attention to natural detail and moral storytelling to the project, translating the biblical parable into a quiet, evocative scene of a sower casting seeds amid birds and trees. The image captures the moment when some seeds fall on fertile ground while others are snatched away, inviting viewers to reflect...
About the Artist
Dalziel Brothers|Sir John Everett Millais (British|British) · 1839 |1823 –1893 |1906
British, active 1839–93|British, Wooler, Northumberland 1823–1906 Herne Bay, Kent