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Birth
1814 (Gruchy, France)
Death
1875 (Barbizon, France)
Lived/Active
France
Often Known For
bucolic-scene painting, peasant genre
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Jean Francois Millet was what Gustave Courbet pretended to be: the son
of peasants. Born in 1814, at Gruchy near Cherbourg, he spent most of
his life in rural France. He received his first instruction in
art from Langlois at Cherbourg in 1832. His aptitude was so
obvious that he was granted a pension by the Municipal Council to
enable him to study art in Paris. In 1837, he joined the Parisian
studio of Delaroche where Diaz and Rousseau were his fellow
pupils. He fi (showing 500 of 3380 characters). |
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