Jean-François Millet
A peasant I was born, and a peasant I will die

Jean-François Millet, The Artists

Portrait of Jean-François Millet

Jean-François Millet was a French artist born on October 4, 1814. Millet contributed to the Barbizon School and Realist movements and died on January 20, 1875.

Retreat from the Storm, Jean-François Millet

Retreat from the Storm

The Sower, Jean-François Millet

The Sower

The Gleaners, Jean-François Millet

The Gleaners

Woman with a Rake, Jean-François Millet

Woman with a Rake

The Angelus, Jean-François Millet

The Angelus

The Sheepfold, Moonlight, Jean-François Millet

The Sheepfold, Moonlight

Potato Planters, Jean-François Millet

Potato Planters

Autumn Landscape with a Flock of Turkeys, Jean-François Millet

Autumn Landscape with a Flock of Turkeys

Young Shepherdess, Jean-François Millet

Young Shepherdess

Bird’s-Nesters, Jean-François Millet

Bird’s-Nesters

Haystacks: Autumn, Jean-François Millet

Haystacks: Autumn

I remember being awakened one morning by voices in the room where I slept.

Memories of Childhood in Gréville-Hague

Suddenly an immense wave rose up like a raging mountain, caught the vessel and carried it towards the beach.

The Shipwrecks

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, The Artists

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

Nudes teach you everything you need to know (to paint landscapes)

Théodore Rousseau, The Artists

Théodore Rousseau

The blasted landscapes of bad luck

Winslow Homer, The Artists

Winslow Homer

Transcend criticism by embracing solitude

Anna Ancher, The Artists

Anna Ancher

Quiet portraits of daily life

Ivana Kobilca, The Artists

Ivana Kobilca

“I wanted to see everything in the world”

18011900

The inventor of the selfie

Robert Cornelius

The blasted landscapes of bad luck

Théodore Rousseau Jean-François Millet

Julia Margaret Cameron

A military painter sponsored by the state—smells like propaganda

Ivan Aivazovsky

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