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Jean-François Millet Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Explore the life and works of French painter Jean-François Millet through this interactive timeline game.

  • Learn about Millet’s early influences and artistic development
  • Discover the key milestones in his career and major works
  • Challenge yourself to place events in the correct chronological order
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  • October 4, 1814: Jean-François Millet is born in Gruchy, France
  • 1837: Millet moves to Cherbourg to study art
  • 1837: Millet moves to Paris to study at the École des Beaux-Arts
  • 1848: Millet's painting 'The Winnower' is exhibited at the Salon
  • 1850: Millet's painting 'The Sower' is exhibited at the Salon
  • 1857: Millet's painting 'The Gleaners' is exhibited at the Salon
  • 1849: Millet moves to Barbizon and joins the Barbizon School of painters
  • 1859: Millet's painting 'The Angelus' is completed
  • 1865: Millet's painting 'The Angelus' is exhibited at the Salon
  • 1867: Millet's wife, Pauline-Virginie Ono, dies
  • 1889: Millet's painting 'The Gleaners' is purchased by the French government
  • January 20, 1875: Millet dies in Barbizon, France
  • 1900: Millet's painting 'The Gleaners' is exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in Paris
  • 1901: Millet's painting 'The Sower' is purchased by the French government
  • 1862: Millet's painting 'The Man with a Hoe' is completed
  • 1863: Millet's painting 'The Man with a Hoe' is exhibited at the Salon
  • 1889: Millet's painting 'The Gleaners' is exhibited at the Royal Academy in London
  • 1863: Millet's painting 'The Shepherdess' is completed
  • 1864: Millet's painting 'The Shepherdess' is exhibited at the Salon
  • 1864: Millet's painting 'The Shepherdess' is purchased by the French government

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