Show the angelus I 1 ve been reading a life of millet and was struck N ith his poverty at the time he painted the angelus when one considers how the pictures may now be found in ili countless homes in this and every country it seems inbred ble bie that millet had trouble sell rell ing the original all hia his clients hesi bated until at last a belgian diplomat ams persuaded into buying it about this time millet wrote we have a only lor for one or two days they will not give it to us without money bet ter times were ahead however and the wonderful pictures eventually brought millet at least a living he ile Is eald said to have named the angelus in this way A friend was looking at it for the first time what do you think of it if said millet I 1 hear the bells ringing it IS 19 the angelus was as the immediate ans answer w er it 11 is indeed said sald millet la I 1 am in contented you understood it new york press |