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Source Description
This drawing is a later version of Millet's best-known painting (now in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris). A young peasant and his companion pause from their work to say the angelus prayer for the dead. Millet spoke of his intention to evoke the "music" of the distant church bells across the Chailly plain. His accomplished use of crayon is evident in the many shades of gray between the white of the horizon and the black of the peasant's hat.
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Document identity
localId
38102
label
The Angelus
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
38102
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Angelus
description
This drawing is a later version of Millet's best-known painting (now in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris). A young peasant and his companion pause from their work to say the angelus prayer for the dead. Millet spoke of his intention to evoke the "music" of the distant church bells across the Chailly plain. His accomplished use of crayon is evident in the many shades of gray between the white of the horizon and the black of the peasant's hat.
provenance
D. P. Sellars Collection, London; purchased by William T. Walters (through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore, May 11, 1883 [1]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 903.
date
ca. 1860
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
31.7
height
45.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 1/2 × W: 17 7/8 in. (31.7 × 45.4 cm)Framed: H: 23 5/8 × W: 28 9/16 × D: 2 5/16 in. (60 × 72.5 × 5.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
""J.F. Millet "" in charcoal at upper right
med
black conté crayon on beige, moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper
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6410
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590
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3818
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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7e765f5cd40553e6
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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c301530f51499297
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no
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no