Aimé Millet

(1819–1891) fransk skulptör

Aimé Millet (France, 1819–1891) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, and a printmaker. By year of birth, Aimé Millet belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.

Aimé Millet was born in Paris and died in boulevard des Batignolles. Aimé Millet trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris and École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. The teachers included Antoine Desboeufs and David d'Angers. Aimé Millet worked in Paris. Aimé Millet became a member of Société nationale des beaux-arts. Aimé Millet was awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour. The students included Louis-Émile Décorchemont, René Rozet, Jenny Villebesseyx, and Edouard Lanteri.

The best-known works include ‘François Michel Le Tellier de Louvois’, ‘Cassandra Placing Herself under the Protection of Pallas’, and ‘Vercingetorix Monument’. The catalogue has 6 works by Aimé Millet with free images. The dated works span the years 1865–1887. Aquitaine Museum holds at least one work by Aimé Millet. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Romanticism’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Heloise Suzanne Colin, Arthur Georg von Ramberg, August von Kreling, Gustave Courbet, and Louis Édouard Dubufe.

• Realism
• Vercingetorix Monument