In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Millet moved from Paris to the nearby village of Barbizon in 1849 in search of rustic subject matter. The group of painters working in the countryside surrounding the Forest of Fontainebleau frequently painted out-of-doors in order to create fresh and accurate views of nature. While most of the Barbizon artists focused primarily on landscape, Millet also represented peasants. His works celebrate the nobility and dignity of people living close to the soil, symbols of the stability and continuity lacking in modern life
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Jean-François Millet — Peasant Pushing A Wheelbarrow
Jean-François Millet — Peasant Pushing a Wheelbarrow
Johann Conrad Gessner (Swiss, 1764–1826) — Specimens of Poly
Charles-Émile Jacque (French, 1813–1894) — Farm Interior
Alphonse Legros (French, 1837–1911) — Le Tonnelier
Auguste Delâtre|Charles Jacque — A Rustic Dwelling
Charles-Émile Jacque (French, 1813–1894) — Summer
Charles-Émile Jacque (French, 1813–1894) — Summer Day
Auguste Louis Lepère (French, 1849–1918) — The Woodcutter’s 
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881) — The Skylark
Charles-Émile Jacque (French, 1813–1894) — A Courtyard in Pa
Charles Jacque — Courtyard
