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Jean-François Millet

French painter (1814–1875)
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Jean-François Millet
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Summary

Jean-François Millet was born on October 4, 1814[1], in Gréville-Hague[2]. He died on January 20, 1875[3], in Barbizon[4]. He worked as a plower[5], painter[6], engraver[7], architectural drafter[8], and photographer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,101 views/month, #6,960 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: cemetery of Chailly-en-Bière[11]
  • Spouse: Pauline Virginie Ono-dit-Biot[12], Catherine Marie Joseph Lemaire[13]
  • Child: Marie-Rosalie Millet[14], Jean-François Millet[15], Charles Millet[16]
  • Country of citizenship: France[17]
  • Occupation: graphic artist[18], visual artist[19], draftsperson[20], pastellist[21]
  • Educated at: Beaux-Arts de Paris[22]
  • Student: Louis Auguste Albert Paul[23], Henri Rouart[24], Claude-Charles Bourgonnier[25], Amélie van Assche[26]
  • Notable work: The Gleaners[27], The Angelus[28], Death and the Woodcutter[29], The Potato Harvest[30], Shepherdess with her Flock[31], Peasant Women with Brushwood[32], The Sower[33], The Winnower[34]
  • Award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour[35]
  • Member of: Barbizon school[36]
  • Sex or gender: male[37]
  • Movement: French Realism[38]
  • Genre: genre painting[39], landscape painting[40]
  • Commons category: Jean-François Millet (II)[41]
  • Family name: Millet[42]
  • Given name: Jean-François[43]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Jean-François Millet (II)[44]
  • Work location: Barbizon[45], Cherbourg[46], Le Havre[47], Paris[48]
  • Student of: Théophile Langlois de Chèvreville[49], Paul Delaroche[50]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Jean-François Millet include Mirei Shigemori[51].

Why It Matters

Jean-François Millet has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

He has been cited as an influence by Vincent van Gogh[54], a painter[55], 1853–1890[56], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[57], specialised in painting[58]; Claude Monet[59], a painter[60], 1840–1926[61], of France[62], specialised in painting[63]; Nicolae Grigorescu[64], a painter[65], 1838–1907[66], of Romania[67]; and Karl Bodmer[68], a painter[69], 1809–1893[70], of Switzerland[71], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[72].

Entities named for him include Mirei Shigemori[51].

FAQs

Where was Jean-François Millet born?

Jean-François Millet was born in Gréville-Hague[2].

Where did Jean-François Millet die?

Jean-François Millet passed away in Barbizon[4].

Who was Jean-François Millet married to?

Jean-François Millet's spouses include Pauline Virginie Ono-dit-Biot[12] and Catherine Marie Joseph Lemaire[13].

What did Jean-François Millet do for work?

Jean-François Millet worked as a plower[5], painter[6], engraver[7], architectural drafter[8], and photographer[9].

Where did Jean-François Millet go to school?

Jean-François Millet was educated at Beaux-Arts de Paris[22].

What awards did Jean-François Millet receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[35].

Who did Jean-François Millet influence?

Jean-François Millet has been cited as an influence by Vincent van Gogh[54], Claude Monet[59], Nicolae Grigorescu[64], and Karl Bodmer[68].

Related Entities

Ashmolean Museum Barbizon Brooklyn Museum Burrell Collection Cherbourg Clark Art Institute Claude Monet Cleveland Museum of Art Denver Art Museum Detroit Institute of Arts Fernando Pessoa France Hamburger Kunsthalle Hermitage Museum Hungarian National Gallery John Everett Millais J. Paul Getty Museum Kröller-Müller Museum Kunsthistorisches Museum Los Angeles County Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Musée d'Orsay Musée Fabre Museum of Fine Arts Boston Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon National Gallery National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Ireland National Gallery of Victoria Nationalmuseum

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  21. [38] ↑ . National Gallery of Art - Collection. wikidata.org.
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  29. [42] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [43] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 5d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 69
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  3. 4w ago · 하늘이푸른날 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 8w ago · Jssfrk · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → plower, painter, engraver +6
    Svkkl authority id → 0403400-Millet-JeanFrancois-18141875
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  10. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia +4
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/New Mexico State Library, NADD Wikidata project +1
    Family name → Millet
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Belvedere, Städel Museum +115
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