The Shepherdess Knitting, 1862
Jean-François Milletexpand_more
Etchingexpand_more
The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916expand_more P.3,048
Not on Viewexpand_more
Jean-François Millet decided to escape cholera-ridden Paris for the Barbizon countryside in the late 1840s. Although well educated, Millet was born of peasant stock and naturally favored rural subject matter. He is famous for elevating the daily existence of French peasantry to heroic heights. With six daughters to feed and the Paris Salons not quite ready for his rustic paintings, Millet turned in 1855 to etching as a faster way to sell some work. Here he dignifies the shepherdess by placing her monumental form directly before us, her contemplative mood heightened by strong shadow.
Details
- Title
- The Shepherdess Knitting
- Artist Life
- 1814–1875
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.3,048
- Provenance
- Frederick Keppel; William M. Ladd
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Delteil 18
- Curator Approved
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