Retreat from the Storm

Jean François Millet, ca. 1846

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Retreat from the Storm, ca. 1846. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 18 1/4 x 15 in. (46.4 x 38.1 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Realism

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Museum title: Retreat from the Storm
Artist: Jean-François Millet (French, Gruchy 1814–1875 Barbizon)
Date: ca. 1846
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 18 1/4 x 15 in. (46.4 x 38.1 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Sarina Tang and Peter M. Wood, 2002
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1814–1875

Realism c. 1840–late 1800s

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