The Spinner
Medium
Woodcut on chine collé
Dimensions
block: 5 5/16 x 2 15/16 in. (13.5 x 7.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
Accession Number
27.81.2(32)
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About this artwork
This Woodcut on chine collé by Jean-François Millet|Jacques-Adrien Lavieille from 1853 exemplifies historical artistic production through its materials, techniques, and aesthetic approach. Created within specific cultural and historical contexts, works like this reflect both individual artistic vision and broader patterns of workshop practice, patron expectations, and prevailing aesthetic theories. The medium of Woodcut on chine collé required specialized knowledge developed through years of tra...
About the Artist
Jean-François Millet|Jacques-Adrien Lavieille · 1814–1875
Jean-François Millet (1814-1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school, whose dignified depictions of peasant laborers transformed how art could represent rural life. His monumental images of sowers, gleaners, and field workers elevated common people to subjects previously reserved for mythological or historical figures, making him a pivotal figure in the development ...