Jean-François Millet
French painter
Died when: 60 years 108 days (723 months)Star Sign: Libra
Jean-François Millet (French: [mil?]; 4 October 1814 – 20 January 1875) was a French artist and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France.
Millet is noted for his paintings of peasant farmers and can be categorized as part of the Realism art movement.
Toward the end of his career, he became increasingly interested in painting pure landscapes.He is known best for his oil paintings but is also noted for his pastels, conte crayon drawings, and etchings.
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