Jean-François Millet

28 works in the gallery.
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Woman Feeding Chickens
Woman Feeding Chickens
by Jean-François Millet
France · nineteenth century · 1846–1848 · Oil on canvas
Portrait of Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
Portrait of Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
by Jean-François Millet
France, 19th century · 1848 · black chalk with heightening in pale green-blue chalk
First Steps
First Steps
by Jean-François Millet
France, 19th century · c. 1859–66 · black chalk and pastel on beige laid paper
Peasant Returning from the Manure Heap
Peasant Returning from the Manure Heap
by Jean-François Millet
France, 19th century · 1855–56 · etching
The Gleaners
The Gleaners
by Jean-François Millet
Realism · 1857
Three peasant women stoop to pick up leftover grain after the harvest. The wealthy hated it — it looked like socialism. Millet painted rural labor as dignified, not picturesque.
The Sick Child
The Sick Child
by Jean-François Millet
France, 19th century · 1858 · black crayon; framing lines in black crayon
Peasants Bringing Home a Calf Born in the Fields
Peasants Bringing Home a Calf Born in the Fields
by Jean-François Millet
France · nineteenth century · 1864 · Oil on canvas
The Little Shepherdess
The Little Shepherdess
by Jean-François Millet
France · nineteenth century · 1868–1872 · Oil on panel
The Keeper of the Flock
The Keeper of the Flock
by Jean-François Millet
France · Barbizon School · 1871–1874 · Oil on canvas