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Follow the woman’s sideways glance, then compare the delicate modeling of her face with the broader strokes in the white sleeves and headscarf.
Painted in 1844–45, this close view shows a different side of Millet from his later scenes of rural labor. The folded arms and turned head create a compact arrangement within a dark setting. White clothing carries much of the light, allowing the warmer face and hands to remain distinct.
Oil on canvas · 52.1 × 62.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Barbizon School
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- Museum title
- Young Woman
- Artist
- Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)
- Date
- 1844–45
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 52.1 × 62.4 cm (20 1/2 × 24 1/2 in.); Framed: 66.7 × 79.1 × 7.7 cm (26 1/4 × 31 1/8 × 3 in.)
- Credit line
- Potter Palmer Collection
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.