Jean-Franccedil;ois Millet (1814 ndash; 1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his scenes of peasant farmers; he can be categorized as part of the movements of Realism and Naturalism. Millet portrayed the gravity; hardship; and dignity of common agricultural laborers; but; despite being labeled a "Socialist revolutionary;" his viewpoint was less political than fatalistic. Millet learned Latin and knowledge of the major works of literature from village priests as a child; and in 1833 moved to Cherbourg to study painting. His first Salon submission; in 1939; but his second; a portrait; was accepted in 1840. After his first portrait was accepted by the Paris Salon; he returned to Cherbourg; to begin his career as a professional portrait painter. His first real Salon success was seven years later; in 1847; when he presented his panting The Winnower; which was bought by the government a year later. His success was short lived; however. The Captivity of the Jews in Israel was presented to the Salon in 1848; and it was scorned by the public and critics. This painting quickly disappeared; leading historians to think Millet had destroyed his own work. Occasional failure notwithstanding; Milletrsquo;s popularity grew throughout the 1860rsquo;s; and he received many commissions; hosting a major showing of his work in 1867 in the Exposition Universeille. The next year; he was named an officer of the National Legion of Honor; and in 1870 he was elected as a jury member at the Paris Salon. In 1875; three weeks before his death; Millet married his wife in a religious ceremony. They had been married in a civil ceremony in 1853. After he died; he left his wife and nine children destitute; spurring the invention of the droit de suite innovation; which allowed a certain portion of the sale or resale of an artistrsquo;s work to go to the artistrsquo;s family of heirs. His humanity toward peasant life deeply impressed many painters; including Vincent Van Gogh; Claude Monet; and Georges Seurat.
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