Jean-François Millet
- 1814–1875
- 19th century
- France
- Realism
Millet ennobles peasant labour — gleaners, sowers, and shepherds in soft golden field light. Look for heavy, dignified figures, muted earth tones, and a quiet, almost sacred rural mood.
Jean-François Millet (1814–1875) was a painter from France, associated with Realism.
A mid-19th-century turn to everyday life and ordinary working people, painted honestly and without idealization. Realism →
More Realism painters: Gustave Courbet, Camille Corot, Ilya Repin, John Singer Sargent.
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