Date : near 1846
Dimensions : 38 cm x 48 cm
Material : Oil on canvas
Acquisition : Salting Bequest (1910)
| Peasant and Child
Item 20 on 24
French Painting
Painting (Scène extérieure)
Area related
France
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This painting marks a transition from Millet's early pastoral subjects, rooted in the 18th century, to his monumental peasant subjects. The naked child might equally be a Cupid figure as a peasant boy. The woman, while obviously a countrywoman, is not yet shown engaged in rural labor. Her gracefully turned head and pose are borrowed from Michelangelo.
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