Type # for projects,to access projects, > for users, and ? for help.
Reverse Image
Lightboxes
[]
Your ongoing selection
Asset(s) Assets
Your quote 0

Your selection

Clear selection
Request a quote now

Leave the work to our dedicated Account Managers.

{"event":"pageview","page_type1":"catalog","page_type2":"image_page","language":"en","user_logged":"false","user_type":"ecommerce","nl_subscriber":"false"}
{"event":"ecommerce_event","event_name":"view_item","event_category":"browse_catalog","ecommerce":{"items":[{"item_id":"PHL2630264","item_brand":"other","item_category":"illustration","item_category2":"out_of_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"millet_jean_francois_1814_75","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"bird_s_nesters_1874_oil_on_canvas","item_variant":"undefined"}]}}
Metadata Block (Hidden)

Contact us for further help

High res file dimension

Search for more high res images or videos

Bird's-Nesters, 1874 (oil on canvas)

Bird's-Nesters, 1874 (oil on canvas)
Buy Print
Asset - General information
Copyright status
No Additional Copyright
Largest available format 5088 × 3992 px 7 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB] Online Purchase
Large 5088 × 3992 px 431 × 338 mm 7.2 MB
Medium 1024 × 804 px 87 × 68 mm 1.3 MB

Add to cart

Contact us for other Usage Options

Pay for usage you need
Highest quality images
Editorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - extended
Print and/or digital. Single use, any size, inside only. Single language only. Single territory rights for trade books; worldwide rights for academic books. Print run up to 5000. 7 years. (excludes advertising)
$175.00
Editorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - standard
Print and/or digital. Single use, any size, inside only. Single language only. Single territory rights for trade books; worldwide rights for academic books. Print run up to 1500. 7 years. (excludes advertising)
$100.00
Corporate website, social media or presentation/talk
Web display, social media, apps or blogs. Not for advertising. All languages. 1 year + archival rights
$190.00
Personal website, social media or presentation/talk
Web display, social media, apps, or blogs. Use in academic and non-commercial presentations/talks included. Not for commercial use or advertising. All languages. 5 years
$50.00
Personal products
Personal Prints, Cards, Gifts, Reference. 5 year term. Not for commercial use, not for public display, not for resale. example: For use on birthday cards sent to family members.
$25.00
Add to cart Buy now & download

Taxes may apply to prices shown

Licensing FAQ

Do you need support?
Contact us

Buy Print FAQ

IMAGE number
PHL2630264
Image title
Bird's-Nesters, 1874 (oil on canvas)
Auto-translated text View Original Source
Artist
Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75) / French
View Artist Bio
Location
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, PA, USA
Medium
oil on canvas
Date
1874 AD (C19th AD)
Dimensions
73.7x92.7 cms
Image description

The scene is drawn of Millet's own childhood memories of bird hunters blinding large flocks of pigeons with torchlight and then clubbing them. Despite this grisly subject matter, the painting has an ecstatic quality and the light seems almost supernatural. Millet uses very different brushwork here, looser and softer, especially evident in the rendering of the birds. By painting each bird rather generally, rendering their shape rather than their actual characteristics, Millet communicated the vast size of this flock,

Photo credit
Philadelphia Museum of Art / The William L. Elkins Collection, 1924 / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
art / France / Europe / bird / Millet Jean-Francois (1814-1875) / 19th century / painter / artist / night / atmospheric / torchlight / rural / pigeon / luminous / spirituality / luminosity / hunters / pigeons / flock / supernatural / surreal / flocks / killing / nesters / hunting / hunter / lit / nighttime / nester / bird's / clubbing / bird's-nesters / Painting / Mzpainting

Similar Images
Why choose Bridgeman Images

Art. Culture. History.

We partner with the world's leading museums, galleries and artists, so you have access to the highest-quality imagery.

Discover our collection Browse FAQs

Simple. Fast. Reliable.

Our teams can help you find the perfect content and take care of all of the copyright and licensing requirements.

Contact us

Discover millions of images and videos for your creative projects.

Start your search

Navigation

Contact

Bridgeman Images
77 Sands Street, 6th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
United States

T: +1 212 828 1238

Legal

© Copyright 2024 Bridgeman Art Library Limited. Registered in England and Wales as company number 01056394.