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“Peasant Woman Raking” by Jean François Millet (French) - Oil on panel / c. 1855-1860 - Mead Art Museum (Amherst, Massachusetts) #womeninart #artwork #oilpainting #art #JeanFrançoisMillet #Millet #AmherstCollege #womensart #MeadArtMuseum #FrenchArt #fineart #FrenchArtist #WomanWorking #artoftheday
Renowned French peasant painter Jean François Millet painted "Peasant Woman Raking" in about 1860, after earning notoriety in 1850 with his "Sower" (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) and in 1857 with his "Gleaners" (Musée d’Orsay, Paris), which conservative viewers interpreted as a critique of the Second Empire’s prosperity. "Peasant Woman Raking" is the second small painting Millet executed after one of ten rustic figures he published in 1853 in the Parisian journal "L’Illustration" (the related variant of which is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). Millet’s notoriety brought few financial rewards, and over the decade following his move to the village of Barbizon in 1849, he made his living by selling small pictures such as this one. These show women and men engaged in outdoor labor and domestic chores and constitute a celebration of the new “common man.” Vincent Van Gogh made several paintings after Millet’s 1853 works (including Peasant Woman Raking), one indication of the enduring strength of the Millet’s conception of the dignity of peasant life. His painting depicts a young woman with tan skin in a field, gathering hay with a wooden rake. She is dressed in a simple light-colored long-sleeved top with blue sleeve covers, a long light-tan skirt, and an off-red head covering. She is focused and engaged, appearing to be mid-action, calmly bending and diligently working with the rake. The rural meadow setting on a clear day with rolling hills and a far-off village is serene and reflective, highlighting the woman's labor and the quiet beauty of the natural world.
April 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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First attempt at warping the mini loom myself but the string broke soon after I started working. Ha! Now I have to retrace my steps and figure out where I went wrong. #weaving #loomweaving #yarn #art #fiberart #fiberartist #artist #colors #womanworking
Picture of a messy and colorful clump of yarn and string woven together held in the artists hand
March 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM