Painting ID::. 00209 The Song of the Lark 1884 The Art Institute of Chicago Oil painting we have painted!

Jules Breton:
1827-1906 French Jules Breton Locations French painter and writer. After the death of his mother he was brought up in the village of Courrires by his father, grandmother and uncle. The last instilled in him respect for tradition and a commitment to the philosophical ideas of the 18th century. Breton father, as supervisor of the lands of the Duc de Duras, encouraged him to develop a deep knowledge of and affection for his native region and its heritage, which remained central to his art.
The Song of the Lark
1884 The Art Institute of Chicago