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Painting Style on The Gleaners 1857 by Jean Francois Millet

Posted on July 29, 2013 by artisoo

The Gleaners is the masterpiece of Millet that can best represent his painting style, which did not show any dramatic scenes, but just depicted people picking up the remaining wheat from the ground after the fall harvest. The body of The … Continue reading →

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Jean Francois Millet and His Paintings

Posted on February 27, 2013 by artisoo

A lot of painters were respected until they had died, such as Vincent  Van Gogh. Jean-Francois Millet was lucky enough to be valued before he died. Jean-Francois Millet who was born in 1814 and died in1875, was a French painter, … Continue reading →

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Appreciation to The Gleaners

Posted on January 31, 2013 by artisoo

The Gleaners was a piece of work that best represented the style of Jean Francois Millet. It did not show any dramatic scene. The main body of the picture was just three peasant women with the background of the busy … Continue reading →

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Oil Painting Reveal Farmer's Life--The Man With The Hoe

Posted on January 29, 2013 by artisoo

The Man With The Hoe was completed by Jean Francois Millet in 1862. This painting strongly displayed the pains and hardships of ordinary people. In a barren land, a young farmer was holding a hoe and grasping for breath. From … Continue reading →

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Oil Painting Hirtin

Posted on January 29, 2013 by artisoo

In this oil painting, the artist captured a very lyrical shepherd life scene (sky, grassland, sheep, praying girl): under the high horizon, flat and vast, wearing a red scarf and shawl the shepherdess was staying lonely with the flock. Her … Continue reading →

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Introduction to The Gleaners

Posted on January 26, 2013 by artisoo

The Gleaners was created in 1857 by the French painter Jean Francois Millet, depicting people picking up surplus grain in the countryside after the autumn harvest. It was a typical representative of realistic art style. The painting is now collected in … Continue reading →

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Jean Francois Millet Artwork Sower

Posted on January 25, 2013 by artisoo

Jean-Francois Millet  was the most outstanding realist painter in France in 19th Century, who was well known for his realism paintings. His works were created to mainly describe the labor and life of peasants with a rich flavor of rural life. … Continue reading →

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The Painter Jean Francois Millet in My Eyes

Posted on November 19, 2012 by artisoo

If Delacroix were a romantic hero, then Millet would be in another type although they were probably in an era. He never admitted that others made the use of "hero" to describe himself and he would rather to be a … Continue reading →

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The Gleaners

Posted on November 14, 2012 by artisoo

The Gleaners is a famous oil painting created by the famous French painter Millet in 1857. This painting describes people picking ears of wheat in the field after autumn harvest. It is a typical representative of realism. Jean Francois Millet (1814 … Continue reading →

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