Jean-François Millet · 1857–59
The Angelus
Posters from $15 · Canvas from $39
Millet's evening hush — two peasants standing in a potato field, heads bowed at the sound of the church bell calling them to prayer. The most reproduced French painting of the 19th century.
Up to 24 × 20 in · landscape
Size
Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.
Format & finish
Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.
Scale next to a 5'10" person
+ tax at checkout
The story of The Angelus
The Angelus is an oil painting by French painter Jean-François Millet, completed between 1857 and 1859.
Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jean-François Millet
Jean-François Millet was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his paintings of peasant farmers and can be categorized as part of the Realism art movement. Toward the end of his career, he became increasingly interested in painting pure landscapes. He is known best for his oil paintings but is also noted for his pastels, Conté crayon drawings, and etchings.
All Jean-François Millet prints →Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
You may also like
Jean-François Millet · 1857
The Gleaners
Mini · Petite · Small · Medium
From $15
James McNeill Whistler · 1871
Whistler's Mother
Mini · Petite · Small · Medium
From $15
John Singer Sargent · 1884
Portrait of Madame X
Mini · Petite · Small
From $15
Édouard Manet · 1863
Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe
Mini · Petite · Small · Medium
From $15
Édouard Manet · 1863
Olympia
Mini · Petite · Small · Medium
From $15
Gustave Courbet · 1849–50
A Burial at Ornans
Mini · Petite · Small · Medium
From $15