Breton Peasant Woman Holding a Taper
Jules Breton
European Art
On View: European Art Galleries, 5th floor
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.
MEDIUM
Oil on canvas
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. (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed lower left: "J. Breton"
COLLECTIONS
European Art
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in European Art Galleries, 5th floor
EXHIBITIONS
ACCESSION NUMBER
21.102
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of William H. Herriman
RIGHTS STATEMENT
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CAPTION
Jules Breton (French, 1827-1906). Breton Peasant Woman Holding a Taper, ca. 1869. Oil on canvas, 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of William H. Herriman, 21.102 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 21.102_PS9.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 21.102_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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