Jean François Millet; a collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter, with introduction and interpretation (1900) (14577647049)

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Title: Jean François Millet; a collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter, with introduction and interpretation

Year: 1900 (1900s)

Authors: Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May), 1863-1924

Subjects: Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875

Publisher: Boston, New York : Houghton, Mifflin and co.

Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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at a time, sothey take turns. One is now filling a bottle, whilethe other waits, standing beside two jars. The first woman kneels on the ground, and sup-porting herself firmly by placing one hand on theedge of the bank, she grasps the jar by the handle,with her free right hand, and swings it well outover the water. Experience has taught her themost scientific way of filling the jar with least mus-cular strain. She does not try to plunge it downinto the water, but holding it on its side, slightlytipped, draws it along with the mouth half underthe surface, sucking in the water as it moves. Wesee what hard, firm muscles she has to hold the armout so tensely. Her arm acts like a compass de-scribing the arc of a circle through the water withthe jar. As we look, we can almost see her com-pleting the circle, and drawing up the full jar uponthe bank. The woman who waits her turn is capable of thesame feat. There is power in every line of herfigure as she stands in what has been well described

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John Andrew \- Son, So. FILLING THE WATER-BOTTLES FILLING THE WATER-BOTTLES 47 by a critic as a majestic pose. She straightensback to rest, with her arms on her hips, quite uncon-scious that there is anything fine in her appearance. Look a minute and you will see that she is thewoman of the Angelus. As we saw her in theother picture, with head bowed and hands claspedon her breast, we did not realize how grand andstrong she was. But raising her head, throwingback her chest, and putting her arms on her sides,she shows us now her full power. Both women are dressed alike in the clothingwhich is now familiar to us from the other pic-tures,— coarse gowns made with scanty skirts, longaprons reaching nearly to the bottom of the dress,kerchiefs fastened snugly about their heads, andwooden sabots. We could not imagine anythingthat would become them better. It is part of theFrench nature to understand the art of dressing, andthis art is found just as truly among the peasants ofthe provinces as

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