Ultra HD Master (5 000 × 3 741 px)
Realism
1857
The Gleaners
Original title: Des glaneuses
Jean-François Millet
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
83.5 cm × 110 cm
Date of Creation:
1857
Scan Resolution:
5 000 × 3 741 px
Archive File Size:
8.4 MB
Permanent Collection:
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
Historical Narrative
Three peasant women stoop in a harvested wheat field to collect leftover stalks under the golden afternoon haze of the French countryside.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"A cornerstone of Realism that grants monumental dignity to impoverished rural workers, balancing warm earthy palette with quiet social gravitas."
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