<span>The
Gleaners, by JEAN-FRANCOIS MILLET, realistically represented agricultural
workers of the artist’s day.
Because of his traditional approach and academic style, MILLET’s paintings were
usually accepted into the Paris Salon.
Some critics believed Millet was expressing approval of SLAVERY because of his
perceptive depictions of peasant farmers.
Although overshadowed by the AVANTE-GARDE for decades, Bouguereau’s work
was later rediscovered.
Before the French Revolution, Jean-François Millet’s work focused on PORTRAITS.
Works depicting children or mythological subjects were typical of the paintings
of GENRE PAINTINGS.</span>
