1862, Jean-Francois Millet, Man with a Hoe -- Getty Museum (Los Angeles)
From the museum label: Millet wrote of his painting, "In a rocky place a man, all worn out... tries to straighten himself for a moment and breathe. The drama is surrounded by beauty." The exhausted peasant faces a rough terrain of rocks and thorns; his hope for a productive future is suggested by the cultivated fields in the distance. Millet's brutal image is beautifully painted, with the peasant and landscape united by rich earth tones and crisp brushstrokes.
1862, Jean-Francois Millet, Man with a Hoe -- Getty Museum (Los Angeles)
From the museum label: Millet wrote of his painting, "In a rocky place a man, all worn out... tries to straighten himself for a moment and breathe. The drama is surrounded by beauty." The exhausted peasant faces a rough terrain of rocks and thorns; his hope for a productive future is suggested by the cultivated fields in the distance. Millet's brutal image is beautifully painted, with the peasant and landscape united by rich earth tones and crisp brushstrokes.