From the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, this is an image, description and explanation with an accompanying link to other facts about the late 19th century Romanticist painting "The Angelus" by Jean-Francois Millet.

An image of Jean-Francois Millet.

An image of Jean-Francois Millet.

An image of Jean-Francois Millet.

An image of Jean-Francois Millet.

An image of "The Winnower", created by Jean-Francois Millet in 1848 (Oil on canvas, 38 x 29 cm).

An image of "Catherine Lemaire", created by Jean-Francois Millet in 1848 (Pencil on paper, 550 x 420 mm).

An image of "Trussing Hay", created by Jean-Francois Millet in 1850 (Oil on canvas, 56 x 65 cm).

An image of "The Gleaners", created by Jean-Francois Millet in 1857 (Oil on canvas, 85,5 x 111 cm).

An image of "Farmer Inserting a Graft on a Tree", created by Jean-Francois Millet in 1865 (Oil on canvas, 81 x 100 cm).

An image of "Hunting Birds at Night", created by Jean-Francois Millet in 1874 (Oil on canvas, 74 x 93 cm).

An image of "Peasant with a Wheelbarrow", created by Jean-Francois Millet from 1848-52 (Oil on canvas, 45 x 38 cm).

An image of "The Angelus", created by Jean-Francois Millet from 1859-60 (Oil on canvas, 56 x 66 cm).

An image of "The Angelus", created by Jean-Francois Millet from 1859-60 (Oil on canvas, 56 x 66 cm).

An image of "Spring", created by Jean-Francois Millet from 1868-73 (Oil on canvas, 86 x 111 cm).

An image of "Buckwheat Harvest: Summer", created by Jean-Francois Millet from 1868-74 (Oil on canvas, 85 x 111 cm).

An image of "Peasant-Girls with Brushwood", created by Jean-Francois Millet, c. 1852 (Oil on canvas, 38 x 30 cm).

An image of "Young Shepherdess", created by Jean-Francois Millet, c. 1871 (Oil on canvas, 162 x 113 cm).

An image of "Haystacks: Autumn", created by Jean-Francois Millet, c. 1874 (Oil on canvas, 85 x 110 cm).

A detailed biography of the artist, Jean Francois Millet. This article contains information about his influences as well as pictures of some of his most famous works like "The Gleaners."