Painter of Love and the Countryside: Millet

Author: He Zhengguang, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 1998-07-01
Features: Millet is an outstanding representative of 19th-century Realist painters. He spent his childhood and youth in the countryside, gaining a deep understanding and profound affection for rural life and the people who worked there. He knew their joys and sorrows, and shared their beliefs and prejudices, which made him a great pastoral painter. Millet's famous works, such as The Reaper, The Gleaners, and The Angelus, are filled with a tender love for rural life. He once said, "I was born to know only the land, so I faithfully depicted what I saw and felt while working on it." Millet's art is subtle and profound, rich in philosophical insights about life. This collection compiles his life's works, provides a brief introduction to his career and art, and includes a translated edition of Romain Rolland's The Life of Millet. It is a comprehensive and well-documented collection of Millet's works.