Project Gutenberg 2013-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 91 Turner, Percy Moore 1877 1950 Millet Masterpieces in Colour E-text prepared by sp1nd, Matthew Wheaton, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Millet" by Percy Moore Turner is a scholarly examination of the life and works of the influential 19th-century French painter Jean François Millet, known for his poignant depictions of peasant life. The book is a biography written during the early 20th century and is part of the "Masterpieces in Colour" series, which highlights notable artists. The likely topic of the book focuses on Millet's artistic journey, his philosophy regarding the human condition, and how his upbringing shaped his perspective on the laboring class. In this detailed account, Turner explores Millet's humble beginnings as the son of a peasant in Normandy and traces his struggle for recognition in the art world, moving through his migration to Paris and his eventual maturity as an artist. Millet is depicted as a sensitive soul who found profound inspiration in the everyday lives of the rural working class. Turner's analysis underscores Millet's philosophical approach to art, revealing how he captured the dignity and hardships of peasant existence in masterpieces such as "The Gleaners" and "The Angelus." The book addresses both the hardships Millet faced throughout his life, including poverty and societal rejection, and the profound impact his work has had on the portrayal of manual labor in art, emphasizing the poetical essence that characterizes his paintings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43068/43068-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875 ND Text Masterpieces in Colour Category: Biographies Category: French Literature Category: Art 107747 2025-07-17T10:38:07.277148 text/html 84285 2024-10-23T16:40:19 text/html 549040 2025-07-17T10:38:09.910189 application/epub+zip 548990 2025-07-17T10:38:07.893128 application/epub+zip 94874 2025-07-17T10:38:07.577175 application/epub+zip 600697 2025-07-17T10:38:11.604128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 586248 2025-07-17T10:38:09.593143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133902 2022-09-19T16:19:53.106111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90154 2023-09-18T14:51:20.497289 text/plain 70335 2024-10-23T16:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16482 2025-07-17T10:38:11.728103 application/rdf+xml 24831 2025-07-17T10:38:07.645161 image/jpeg 4023 2025-07-17T10:38:07.613111 image/jpeg 529457 2025-07-17T10:38:07.318159 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog