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The Seated Shepherdess

Artist: MILLET, Jean-François (1814-1875)

The young shepherdess sits in peaceful contemplation, distracted from her grazing sheep. Her turning pose appears almost like a classical sculpture but is made realistic by her simple clothes, tanned skin and large work-worn hands. Millet's paintings changed the role of rural workers in art, focussing on the rigours of peasant labour, making them appear independent and often iconic.

Work was part of the AFA tour (2009-2010): From Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales

Seated Shepherdess
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 585

Creation/Production

MILLET, Jean-François
Role: Creation
Date: 1840-1850

Acquisition

Purchase - ass. of NACF, 1991
Purchased with support from The National Art Collections Fund

Measurements

Height: 18.6cm
Width: 24.3cm
h(cm) frame:44.8
w(cm) frame:50.5
d(cm) frame:9.0

Techniques

oil on board
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting

Material

oil
board

Location

In store

Categories

Paentiad | Painting Celf Gain | Fine Art Record to be verified AFA Tour (Turner to Cézanne) 2009-2010 Amaethyddiaeth | Agriculture
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