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Did Jean-François Millet use thinner or thicker paint applications?

  • Thicker, to provide texture

  • Thinner, for a translucent effect

  • This varied per painting

  • Neither, he used pastels more than paint

Answer

Thicker paint applications were used by Jean-François Millet to provide texture to his paintings. This technique was used to create a sense of depth and realism in his work, and it is one of the hallmarks of his style. Millet's paintings often depict peasants working in the fields, and his thick paint applications help to create a sense of the hard work and physical labor that they are engaged in.
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