The Sower
Jean-François Millet · chalk on blue laid paper
Public domain
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About this picture
The Sower is a public-domain drawing by Jean-François Millet. Chalk on blue laid paper. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“The Sower” (date not listed) 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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