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Source Description
Millet moved from Paris to the nearby village of Barbizon in 1849 in search of rustic subject matter. The group of painters working in the countryside surrounding the Forest of Fontainebleau frequently painted out-of-doors in order to create fresh and accurate views of nature. While most of the Barbizon artists focused primarily on landscape, Millet also represented peasants. His works celebrate the nobility and dignity of people living close to the soil, symbols of the stability and continuity lacking in modern life
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Document identity
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103898
label
Peasant Returning from the Manure Heap
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obj
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print
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1
Source metadata
id
103898
contentType
print
title
Peasant Returning from the Manure Heap
description
Millet moved from Paris to the nearby village of Barbizon in 1849 in search of rustic subject matter. The group of painters working in the countryside surrounding the Forest of Fontainebleau frequently painted out-of-doors in order to create fresh and accurate views of nature. While most of the Barbizon artists focused primarily on landscape, Millet also represented peasants. His works celebrate the nobility and dignity of people living close to the soil, symbols of the stability and continuity lacking in modern life
date
1855–56
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79509493
creators
1667
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Print
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Plate: 16.2 x 13.2 cm (6 3/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
cul
France, 19th century
accession
1921.991
Source extras
tec
etching
tombstone
Peasant Returning from the Manure Heap, 1855–56. Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875). Etching; plate: 16.2 x 13.2 cm (6 3/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1921.991
collection
PR - Etching
stateOfTheWork
D. III/IV
formerAccessionNumbers
2005.1920
citations
citation
Talbot, William S. “Jean-François Millet: Return from the Fields.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 60, no. 9 (November 1973): 259–266.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 262-263, figs. 6, 8
catalogueRaisonne
Delteil 11 ; Beraldi 12
creditline
Gift of Ralph King
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2026-05-29 05:36:21.403000
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103898
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Prints
coll
PR - Etching
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etching
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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