Shepherdess of geese

Date: 1856
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: National Museum Wales
Dimensions: 33 x 24.8

The shepherdess' longing and melancholic gaze fixed into the distance contrasts sharply with the spirited and lively geese that run after her and swim in the water. In the background are the houses of the village of Gruchy in Normandy, where Jean-Francois Millet was born. This painting was created by Jean-Francois Millet after his visit to Gruchy after almost ten years. From the work, one can feel considerable personal nostalgia, which the painter transfers not only to the face and figure of the shepherdess, but also to the gloomy colors of the canvas.The shepherdess' longing and melancholic gaze fixed into the distance contrasts sharply with the spirited and lively geese that run after her and swim in the water. In the background are the houses of the village of Gruchy in Normandy, where Jean-Francois Millet was born. This painting was created by Jean-Francois Millet after his visit to Gruchy after almost ten years. From the work, one can feel considerable personal nostalgia, which the painter transfers not only to the face and figure of the shepherdess, but also to the gloomy colors of the canvas.

Millet painted picture Shepherdess of geese in 1856. Prevailing color of this fine art print is green and its shape is portrait. Original size is 33 x 24.8. This art piece is located in National Museum Wales. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875). At the outset of his career, he refused the stereotyped concept of painting and became a free portrait painter. He influenced Impressionists through his selection of topics: he painted simple people, poor farmers and the humility of hardworking people. He loved the countryside where he lived, devoted a lot of energy for rural people. Millet’s paintings are characterized by an interesting, gold and melancholy light that gives his landscapes a religious character. The Angelus - church bells in the distance strike as two people say a prayer of thanks for the harvest (ironically, the Louvre auctioned this painting for an astronomical sum). Gleaners. The monumentality of characters achieved through simplification of the environment (which was later used by Seurat) is clamped from above by the horizon. The image probably expresses the oppression of peasants (especially women without voting rights) after 1848.