The Gleaners (Des glaneuses) is an oil painting by Jean-François Millet completed in 1857. It is held in the Musée d'Orsay, in Paris. It depicts three peasant women gleaning a field of stray stalks of wheat after the harvest.

Oct 14, 2023 · The Gleaners was an oil on canvas painting done by Francois Millet in 1857. He depicts a group of three gleaners at work. Gleaning was the process of scouring fields for sheaves that might have been left after harvest.

Dec 12, 2023 · The Gleaners (Des glaneuses) is an oil painting by Jean-François Millet completed in 1857. It depicts three peasant women gleaning a field of stray stalks of wheat after the harvest. The painting is famous for featuring in a sympathetic way what were then the lowest ranks of rural society; this was received poorly by the French upper classes.

The slanting light of the setting sun accentuates the volumes in the foreground and gives the gleaners a sculptural look. It picks out their hands, necks, shoulders and backs and brightens the colours of their clothing.

The slanting light of the setting sun accentuates the volumes in the foreground and gives the gleaners a sculptural look. It picks out their hands, necks, shoulders and backs and brightens the...

These three women are gleaners, which means that they are going out into the field after the harvest and basically picking up the leftovers of corn — in this case — that have fallen. They’re basically rural beggars.

Mar 30, 2022 · The Gleaners was painted by Jean-François Millet in the aftermath of these events in 1857, 5 years into the reign of Napoleon III in the Second French Empire (1852-1870).

Title: The Gleaners. Artist: Jean-François Millet (French, Gruchy 1814–1875 Barbizon) Publisher: Auguste Delâtre (French, Paris 1822–1907 Paris) Date: 1834–75. Medium: Etching printed in brown/black ink on laid paper; second state of two

Dec 23, 2023 · Dive into the timeless masterpiece, 'The Gleaners' by Jean-Francois Millet. Uncover the art, and human narratives woven within each stroke.

The Gleaners - now seen as a pioneering work of modern art - is a perfect example of Millet's profound respect for the timeless dignity of human labour. (Note: 'Gleaning' describes the activity of collecting leftover corn and other crops from farmer's fields after the harvest.)