1859
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Gallery of Ireland
A Girl with a Rake is a 1859 oil by Jules Breton, a Realism work, depicting Peasant, held at National Gallery of Ireland.
This painting shows a young girl standing in a field, holding a rake. She wears a white blouse and a blue apron over a dark skirt. In the background, there are trees and a few people working in the field. The girl is the main focus of the painting, and her facial expression is calm and serene. The artist has used a warm color palette to depict the scene, with shades of green and brown dominating the landscape. The painting is a beautiful representation of rural life in the 19th century. To learn more about the artist's use of light and shadow, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton (French pronunciation: ; 1 May 1827 – 5 July 1906) was a 19th-century French naturalist painter.
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