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Artist: Jean François Millet
La Boullie (The Porridge), Old Masters Drypoint Etching by Jean Francois Millet
By Jean François Millet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Etching printed in brownish black on light tan Chine collé, 1861. Image measures 6 x 5 inches, displayed in a 15.5 x 12.5 inch frame. Etched signature and date lower left. A very goo...
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1860s Impressionist Jean François Millet Art
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Diana Hunting in Wooded Landscape - 17thC Old Master French art oil painting
By Jean François Millet
Located in London, GB
This superb French Old Master oil painting with excellent provenance is by Jean Francois I Millet. It was painted circa 1675 and is a figurative landscape depicting Diana hunting in ...
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17th Century Old Masters Jean François Millet Art
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La Cardeuse (Woman Carding Wool)
By Jean François Millet
Located in Storrs, CT
La Cardeuse (Woman Carding Wool). c. 1858. Etching. Delteil, Melot 15. only state. 10 x 7 (sheet 12 3/8 x 9 1/2). Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly 25 (1938): 146; Keppel, The...
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Portrait d'Olivier de Serres, Modern Lithograph by Jean-François Millet
By Jean François Millet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean-Francois Millet, French (1814 - 1875) - Portrait d'Olivier de Serres, Year: 1858, Medium: Lithograph, Image Size: 5 x 3.25 inches, Size: 9.5 x 6.25 in...
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1850s Modern Jean François Millet Art
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This dynamic oil on canvas represents one of the most recognized subjects of art history by one of the most important artists of the 19th century. Entitled The Abduction of the Sabine Women, it was composed by the great Jean-François Millet, a painter who is rightfully celebrated as the master of the peasant. Rather than a sower or field laborer, however, this early work captures a mythological narrative, a remarkable rarity for this painter. The dramatic story lends Millet the opportunity to display his command of figure, gesture and tone, revealing the earliest hints of the Realist style that would come to define his artistic genius.
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The narrative refers to an incident in Roman mythology when Roman men abducted women from a neighboring region — known as the Sabines — to take as wives. Under the direction of their founder Romulus, the Romans sought to form peaceful alliances with their neighbors and formally requested the rights of marriage with neighboring tribes. Rome's emissaries, however, were unsuccessful, so Romulus decided upon more drastic measures in order to ensure the security and future of his city. According to Levy, during the festival of Neptune Equester, the Romans successfully fought off the Sabine men and captured the young Sabine virgins, who they then married. Though the action initially resulted in war between the two nations, eventually peace was won thanks to the intervention of the Sabine women, who begged for unity between their families and their new husbands.
Throughout art history, The Abduction of the Sabine Women has been depicted by modern and old masters from Giambologna’s 16th-century marble sculpture to masterpieces in oil by Nicolas Poussin, Peter Paul Rubens, Jacques-Louis David and Pablo Picasso. Millet's treatment of the subject reveals his own influences, most specifically the great French Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix.
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- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024One of the most famous Realism paintings made by Jean-François Millet is called The Gleaners. It depicts three peasant women working in a field. Millet produced the oil painting in 1857, and it is now part of the collections of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France. Other notable works by the French artist include The Angelus, Shepherdess with Her Flock and Man with a Hoe. On 1stDibs, explore a range of Jean-François Millet art.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025Jean-François Millet is famous because of his Realist artwork. One of the founders of the Barbizon school, he was a major force in the 19th-century French Realist art movement. He is best known for his depictions of rural people working in the fields, such as The Gleaners, The Angelus and Shepherdess with Her Flock. Shop a collection of Jean-François Millet art on 1stDibs.