Breton Peasant Woman Holding a Taper
- Artist: Jules Breton, French, 1827-1906
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Place Made: France
- Dates: ca. 1869
- Dimensions: 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm) Frame: 24 x 20 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.
- Signature: Signed lower left: "J. Breton"
- Collections: European Art
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Beaux-Arts Court, North, 3rd Floor - Accession Number: 21.102
- Credit Line: Bequest of William H. Herriman
- Image: Overall, 21.102_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
With this intimate image of an elderly woman fingering her rosary beads, Breton conveys the religious devotion associated with Brittany and its people. Placing the figure against a monochromatic background, he carefully renders the starched folds of her high white collar and head covering. As France barreled into the industrial age, Brittany’s steadfast adherence to regional costume and religious tradition remained a lure throughout the nineteenth century for both academic and avantgarde artists.
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