Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles that was on view September 20

biography and history

Sibylle Monod

7 1/2 x 9 inches

Reckoning with Millet's "Man with a Hoe," 1863-1900 photography Paul Getty Museum in LosEdited by Scott Allan, with contributions by Simon Kelly and John Ott A revelatory exploration of one of Jean Franois Millets most contentious paintings. A monumentalizing portrayal of a peasant bowed over by brutal toil, Man with a Hoe (186062) by Jean Franois Millet (18141875) is arguably the most art historically significant painting in the J. Paul Getty Museums collection of nineteenth century European art. This volume situates the work in the arc