The Sower

"The Sower" is an oil painting on canvas by French artist Jean-François Millet, featuring a genre painting style. Created in 1850, it showcases a realism technique wherein the artist depicts a theme drawn from ordinary life subjects. The painting represents a dramatic figure of a sower scattering seeds in a landscape dominated by subdued shades. The nature and simplicity of the subject, portrayed through the medium of oil paint, generate a powerful and emotional impression. Since 1917, it has been part of the collection at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.