1893
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts Boston
The Granddaughter is a 1893 oil by Frank Millet, a Impressionism work, held at Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
The painting depicts a woman reclining on a couch, her head resting on a pillow. She is dressed in a white robe and has a book in her hand. The room is decorated with a floral-patterned couch, a table with a white cloth, and a vase of flowers. The woman's relaxed posture and the serene atmosphere of the room suggest a quiet, intimate moment. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that emphasizes contrasts between light and dark, look up Francis Davis Millet.
Francis Davis Millet was born in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, and entered the Civil War at fifteen as a drummer boy and surgical assistant to his surgeon father.
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