The Gleaners

Completion Date: 1857 Style: Realism Technique: Oil Material: Canvas Dimensions: 84 x 111 cm

jeanfrancoismilletJean-François Millet (1814-1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his scenes of peasant farmers; he can be categorized as part of the naturalism and realism movements.