Jean François MilletFrance, 1814–1875La charité
Peut-on la voir ?
Inconnu
Où est « La charité » aujourd’hui ? Collection: Musée Thomas-Henry, Cherbourg-Octeville. Inconnu.
Cherbourg-Octeville, France
Le propriétaire est connu ; on ignore si l’œuvre est exposée aujourd’hui.
- Dans cet état depuis
- Source
- Le musée
Notice
- Numéro d’inventaire
- MTH 2006.0.213 ; MTH 2001.1.1 (Ancien numéro)
Ce qu’elle montre
Au catalogue
Sources
- Musée Thomas-Henry
- Image : Musée Thomas-Henry — Daniel Sohier; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
Dans la vie de Jean François Millet
La vie entière1857
“The Gleaners” at the Salon: a hostile public
In 1857 he submitted “The Gleaners” to the Salon to an unenthusiastic, even hostile, public.
1857
Son born: Charles Millet
after 1857
A turn to the poetic side of peasant life
The picture drew mixed reactions from the public and critics, and the artist turned for a time to the more poetic sides of peasant life: in the 1850s he worked on scenes of humble peasant dwellings with serene, solitary female figures devoted to bringing up children or running the household.
1859
The painting becomes “The Angelus”
When the purchaser failed to take possession of the painting in 1859, Millet added a steeple and changed the initial title, “Prayer for the Potato Crop”, to “The Angelus”.
early 1860s
A contract for 25 works in return for a monthly stipend
At the beginning of the 1860s he contracted to paint 25 works in return for a monthly stipend for the next three years.
