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The Gleaners (Jules Breton)

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48: 172:. Breton portrayed the poor often in idealized settings while Courbet's paintings were darker and less romanticized. In this case, Breton included a village policeman, who supervises the women and children who are gathering wheat, since men were not allowed. In the background, men can be seen loading wheat onto wagons. The painting is bathed in warm light and shadows which suggests that the work day is coming to an end. Nearly all of the subjects in the painting appear to be working for the same goal. 299: 47: 256: 214: 289: 250: 24: 137: 105: 168:
In the painting women and children are seen gathering wheat. Breton was inspired by the realist paintings of
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93 cm × 138 cm (37 in × 54 in)
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Part of the painting appears on the cover of the book,
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The Gleaners (disambiguation)

Jules Breton
oil-on-canvas
National Gallery of Ireland
Dublin
French
oil-on-canvas
Jules Breton
National Gallery of Ireland
Dublin
Salon (Paris)
Gustave Courbet



"The Gleaners"
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Jules Breton – painter of peasant life
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9780300095753
Archived
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1854 paintings
Paintings by Jules Breton
Farming in art
Collection of the National Gallery of Ireland

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