Lunchtime talk
Millet’s Ecology
Free, drop-in session
Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
About
Our current exhibition Millet: Life on the Land marks the 150th anniversary of Jean-Francois Millet's death, and provides a unique opportunity to see some of Millet’s best-loved paintings and drawings.
In this talk, Dr. Simon Kelly will explore the close connection between Jean-Francois Millet and the land at a time of considerable industrial and agricultural change in France. Millet’s work and its ecological philosophy have a continuing resonance today.
Your speaker
Simon Kelly is Curator and Head of Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Saint Louis Art Museum. He has written extensively on nineteenth and early twentieth-century French painting, particularly the work of the Barbizon and Impressionist artists.
Supported by
Elizabeth and Daniel Peltz OBE