In this paper, an outstanding 19th century French realist painter Miller's painting "晚钟" as the case painting to explore how the reality of the return to nature. From Miller's works can be seen in the tendency of his aesthetic, and artistic style of thoughts and feelings. At the same time, as the 19th century, the French representative of realistic painting to create works of mainly farmers and peasants living as a theme, style pure, simple, a reflection of the artist's noble personality and strong spirit of truth-seeking, in particular, take an active part in his real life, people's livelihood, the natural aspects of care; his works show a return to nature, to give fresh, harmonious, peaceful feeling. Although Miller gradually gone from us, but he works in the materialistic, painting today's performance personality publicity still of great significance and academic value of inspiration.