Jean-François Millet (1814, Gruchy – Barbizon, 1875), *The Return from the Fields*.

Jean-François Millet (1814, Gruchy – Barbizon, 1875), *The Return from the Fields*. Charcoal on primed canvas, securely mounted in a mat. (Circa 1873). Approx. 29.5 x 32 cm (viewing dimensions). This sketch-like drawing depicts a peasant couple returning home from working in the fields. While the man with a pitchfork in the background on the left is only hinted at, the woman sits like a Madonna and Child, dominating the center of the composition on a donkey, similar to depictions of Mary

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Works on paper

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Munich

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Ca H 29,5 × B 32 cm