Retreat from the Storm
The Met
Artist: Jean-François Millet(French, Gruchy 1814–1875 Barbizon)
Date: ca. 1846
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 18 1/4 x 15 in. (46.4 x 38.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Sarina Tang and Peter M. Wood, 2002
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Three figures, including a woman and child, lean forward against a dark, indistinct background
Detailed Description
Three figures move from left to right across the canvas against a dark, indistinct background. On the far left, a woman with a white head covering leans forward, her face in profile, looking downwards. She carries a large, dark, textured bundle on her back. Her skin appears pale. To her right and slightly behind, a second woman is visible, wearing a dark top and a reddish-brown skirt. Her head is mostly obscured by the first woman's bundle and her own dark hair; she appears to be holding a piece of blue fabric near her chest. She holds onto a child who walks beside her on the right. The child, wearing a white, ruffled shirt and dark pants, looks towards the right side of the canvas. All figures are depicted leaning forward, conveying a sense of strenuous forward motion. The ground beneath them is dark and merges with the background. The overall color palette is dominated by dark browns, grays, and blacks, with lighter accents on the white head covering, the child's shirt, and the blue fabric.
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