1862
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Large Shepherdess is a 1862 by Jean François Millet, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a woman in a long coat and hat, leaning on a stick. She’s standing in a field with a tree beside her, looking off into the distance. In the background, a cow grazes while the ground is rough and uneven. The artist focused on simple lines and shading to show texture—notice how the coat folds and the grass looks tangled. This style was common in works meant to show everyday life, not fancy scenes. Next, check out Realism to see more art that focuses on ordinary people and places.
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.
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