The Devil Sowing
Jean François Millet · 1848/52 · Graphite on ivory laid paper, faded to cream
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
The Devil Sowing is a public-domain drawing by Jean François Millet, dated 1848/52. Graphite on ivory laid paper, faded to cream. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“The Devil Sowing” (1848/52) 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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