The Departure for Work
Jean François Millet · 1857 · Pastel and charcoal on cream laid paper
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
The Departure for Work is a public-domain drawing by Jean François Millet, dated 1857. Pastel and charcoal on cream laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“The Departure for Work” (1857) makes rural labor the subject. Millet’s figures are large and grave, usually bent to the work in front of them.
About the artist
Jean-François Millet (1814–1875) painted peasants and rural labor around Barbizon. The figures are large and grave, and the work itself is the subject.
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