Jean-François Millet ( * 1814 † 1875 )
Artist Jean-François Millet
Feel the serene power of rural life with Jean-François Millet – the co-founder of the Barbizon School and master of pastoral scenes! His paintings depict simple people at work with great respect and profound humanity. Discover his impressive works as high-quality art prints, stylish framed canvas images, or artistically hand-painted oil paintings custom-made to the size of your choice.
Jean-François Millet was born on October 4, 1814, in Gréville-Hague near Cherbourg in Normandy. The French painter, known for his rural motifs, was a representative of Realism and a follower of the Barbizon school (a group of landscape painters who retreated to the area of Barbizon to be inspired by nature).
He took his first steps as a painter in Cherbourg with the artist Lucien Théophile Ange Sosthène Langlois de Chèvreville. In 1837, the municipality of Cherbourg awarded him a scholarship, allowing him to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In Paris, he enrolled in the studio of Paul Delaroche.
In 1839, his scholarship ended, and his first submission to the Paris Salon was rejected. In 1840, his painting was finally presented at the Paris Salon. Nevertheless, the artist lived for some time between Paris and Cherbourg, where he felt comfortable, painting portraits, self-portraits, and mythological scenes.
In 1849, Millet settled in Barbizon. He became friends with Constant Troyon, Narcisse Diaz, Charles Jacque, and Theodore Rousseau, who were among the artists of the Barbizon school. Although Jean-François' father was a wealthy farmer, the young artist also worked extensively in the countryside. Hard work and poverty, fields and lands were not unfamiliar to him. Consequently, his style developed: landscape painting and peasant motifs.
He highlighted farmers and everyday scenes in his paintings. The depiction of nature and earthy tones exude tranquility. He elevated the less popular social tasks to a different light, melancholy and full of harmony in natural balance.
The most famous of his paintings are: "The Gleaners," "The Sower," "The Angelus," "Shepherdess with Her Flock," "The Man with the Hoe," "The Reapers," and "Return from the Fields."
In 1867, Millet was appointed "Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur." From the late 1860s, Jean-François Millet received the recognition he deserved for his works, followed by financial success and reputation. His works were exhibited in international exhibitions.
Weakened by a long-lasting illness, Millet died on January 20, 1875, in Barbizon.
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