Millet artist pronunciation

French painter (1814–1875)

For the earlier artist who used this name, see Francisque Millet.

Millet artist pronunciation

For the 19th-century English painter Millais, see John Everett Millais.

Jean-François Millet (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃fʁɑ̃swamilɛ]; 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, Conté crayon drawings, and et