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The Little Shepherdess
The Little Shepherdess is an unspecified painting by the Realist artist Jean François Millet. It dates from 1870 and is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Overview
The Little Shepherdess is a 1870 painting by French artist Jean-François Millet, a key figure in the Barbizon school and the Realism movement.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a young girl tending sheep in a rural landscape, exemplifying Millet's focus on the daily lives and struggles of ordinary people, particularly those in agricultural communities.
Technique & Style
Millet employed a range of colors to achieve depth and atmosphere, balancing the darker tones of the girl's dress and the sheep against the lighter hues of the sky and hills.
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Artist
Jean-François Millet (French pronunciation: ; 4 October 1814 – 20 January 1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France.
Young Girl Guarding her Sheep
Woman Feeding Chickens
Taterkvinde med sit barn på heden
Peasant Girl Grazing a Cow at the a Forest
Mother Protecting Her Child
A Norman Milkmaid at Gréville
Shepherdess Sitting at the Edge of the Forest
Cows Being Driven across the Moor
The Large Shepherdess (La grande bergere)