The October 9, 1814 was born at Gruchy, France, Jean-François - TopicsExpress



          

The October 9, 1814 was born at Gruchy, France, Jean-François #Millet. Son of peasants, receives an artistic education and begins painting idylls, bathers, mythological figurations and some portraits. Influenced by the art of #HonoréDaumier and drew near to the #Barbizon painters, turns his interest to social issues and start to represent realistic style and without painting the contentment austerity of life and work of #contadini. His paintings, among which are the #RitornodaiCampi, the #Seminatore, the #Angelus and the #Spigolatrici, will have a strong influence on painters of the later periods, such as #CamillePissarro and #VincentVanGogh. (The gleaners, Jean-François Millet, 1857) (Translated by Bing)
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 09:58:50 +0000

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