Breaking Flax
Despite the modest size of this painting, Millet has imparted a sense of grandeur and monumentality to the woman. Using ancient methods, she pulverizes sheaves of flax to separate the fibers for making linen. Although the artist appears to remain objective in his treatmen...
Drawing
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10990
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drawing
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stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Sensier, February 1851, by purchase [from the artist, see E. Moreau-Nelaton, 1:92]; Henry Wallis, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1878, by purchase [from Wallis]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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1
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import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_37.87_Fnt_UK.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_37.87_Fnt_UK.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_37.87_Fnt_UK.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.87 |
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Medium
oil on canvas
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