Millet: 104 Paintings and Drawings

By Maria Tsaneva

"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-Fran?ois Millet Jean-Fran?ois 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 laborers, but, despite being labeled 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1507814682
• ISBN13: 9781507814680
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.2" x 5.5"