Peasant Returning from the Manure Heap

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Peasant Returning from the Manure Heap

Jean-François MilletLinkedCulture matchlcp-e2aa820fd199

Date
1855–56
Medium
etching
Culture
France, 19th century
Department
Prints
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
103898

Millet moved from Paris to the nearby village of Barbizon in 1849 in search of rustic subject matter. The group of painters working in the countryside surrounding the Forest of Fontainebleau frequently painted out-of-doors in order to create fresh and accurate views of nature. While most of the Barbizon artists focused primarily on landscape, Millet also represented peasants. His works celebrate the nobility and dignity of people living close to the soil, symbols of the stability and continuity lacking in modern life

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Credit line
Gift of Ralph King
Provenance
?-1921: Ralph King [1855-1926], Cleveland Heights, OH | June 21, 1921: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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