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Jean-François Millet, L’Angélus

by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

Jean-François Millet, L’Angélus, c. 1857-1859, oil on canvas, 21 x 26 (53.3 × 66.0 cm) (Musée d’Orsay, Paris)

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Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Jean-François Millet, L’Angélus," in Smarthistory, November 27, 2015, accessed January 27, 2021, https://smarthistory.org/jean-francois-millet-langelus/.

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