Francisque Millet - Artist Info

About Francisque Millet

Name variants

Jean-Francois Milee, Jean-Francois Millet
  • Biography

    The artist Millet was born in Antwerp and spent most of his life in Paris. He studied at the Royal Academy of Painters and Sculptors and exhibited at the Salon in 1673. Millet was commissioned by collector Everand Jabach to paint a series of copies of works by Poussin, Carracci, Reni, and Titian. Poussin was the painter who most influenced Millet's learning, not only in the conception of landscape but also in the treatment of light....

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