Jean-Francois Millet: A realistic French painter Introduction: The French painter Jean Francois Millet or simply Jean Millet was born on October 4th, 1814 in Gruchy, in Greville Hague, Normandy, to the farmers Jean Louis Nicolas and Aimée Henriette Adélaïde Henry Millet. Jean showed a precocious streak for painting even if he mixed "naturalistic" and "realistic" representations. Education and lifestyle of... View more
