Episode of Series “Romantic vs classic art”.
Discusses the works of Jean Francois Millet, whose subjects were intensely Romantic, but whose treatment of the human figure was entirely Classical. His early work is almost a total negation of his later achievement.
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ACMI Identifier
005675
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - France
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art criticism
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Classical
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - France
Crafts & Visual Arts → Classicism in art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Composition (Art)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Millet, Jean Francois, 1814-1875
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - France
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Romanticism in art
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)