Millet and Modern ArtAn insightful overview of how Millet influenced and inspired many modernist artists that followed him Jean Franois Millet (18141875) was one of the most important artists of the Barbizon School. Through his publicly exhibited works and their critical reception, Millet was of crucial significance to modernist painters. Millets modernity is evident in his varied subjectsfrom peasant themes to landscapes to nudesand his anti academic, rough paint