Millet and the Angelus - Journal of ART in SOCIETY
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Article by Philip McCouat on the strange story of how a seemingly-simple painting of potato farmers sold for a fortune, inspired a patriotic fervour, a madman’s attack, an obsession by van Gogh, a possible dead baby & the introduction of a revolutionary
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Millet and the Angelus - Journal of ART in SOCIETY
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Millet and the Angelus - Journal of ART in SOCIETY
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Jacques millet hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Angelus Painting by Millet : University of Dayton, Ohio
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Thoroughly modern Millet: Have we forgotten the artist who inspired painters from Van Gogh to Dalí?
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The Art of Jean-François Millet: The Angelus as a Case Study
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Millet and Modern Art - Fine Art Connoisseur
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The Angelus, 1857 - 1859 - Jean-Francois Millet
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The Angelus: Devotional Television, Changing Times - Anna McCarthy, 2021
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