Jean-François Millet, 1851 - Breaking Flax - fine art print

Things you should know about the more than 160 year-old artwork

This over 160 years old masterpiece Breaking Flax was painted by the realist artist Jean-François Millet. Today, this piece of art belongs to the digital collection of Walters Art Museum. With courtesy of Walters Art Museum (licensed: public domain).Creditline of the artwork: . Moreover, alignment is in portrait format with an image ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width. Jean-François Millet was a male painter, whose style can mainly be classified as Realism. The artist lived for a total of 61 years - born in the year 1814 and deceased in the year 1875.

Original information about the artwork from the museum (© Copyright - by Walters Art Museum - www.thewalters.org)

Oil on canvas, H: 18 1/16 x W: 14 5/8 in. (45.8 x 37.2 cm)

The Walters Art Museum Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1878

Description: Despite the modest size of this painting, Millet has imparted a sense of grandeur and monumentality to the woman. Using ancient methods, she pulverizes sheaves of flax to separate the fibers for making linen. Although the artist appears to remain objective in his treatment of the toiling peasants, his picture reflects a concern for the plight of the rural working classes that emerged in French society following the Revolution of 1848, in which the monarchy of Louis-Philippe was overthrown.

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