Millet
Paintings
Biography & Memoir, Artists, Architects & Photographers, Nonfiction, Art & Architecture
| Author: | Daniel Coenn | ISBN: | 1230000178414 |
| Publisher: | Classic & Annotated | Publication: | August 12, 2013 |
| Imprint: | 1 | Language: | English |
| Author: | Daniel Coenn |
| ISBN: | 1230000178414 |
| Publisher: | Classic & Annotated |
| Publication: | August 12, 2013 |
| Imprint: | 1 |
| Language: | English |
"To tell the truth, the peasant subjects suit my temperament best; for I must confess, even if you think me a socialist, that the human side of art is what touches me most."
Jean-François Millet
Jean-François Millet (1814 – 1875) was a French painter and one of the initiators of the Barbizon school in countryside France. Millet is famous for his scenes of peasant farmers; he can be classified as part of the movements of Realism and Naturalism. Millet portrayed the gravity, hardship, and dignity of common agricultural labourers, but, despite being labelled a "Socialist revolutionary," his riot was less political than private. His humanity toward peasant life deeply impressed many painters, including Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Georges Seurat.
"To tell the truth, the peasant subjects suit my temperament best; for I must confess, even if you think me a socialist, that the human side of art is what touches me most."
Jean-François Millet
Jean-François Millet (1814 – 1875) was a French painter and one of the initiators of the Barbizon school in countryside France. Millet is famous for his scenes of peasant farmers; he can be classified as part of the movements of Realism and Naturalism. Millet portrayed the gravity, hardship, and dignity of common agricultural labourers, but, despite being labelled a "Socialist revolutionary," his riot was less political than private. His humanity toward peasant life deeply impressed many painters, including Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Georges Seurat.
