I was painting her portrait in the little studio, and when I came to the eyes I stopped, overcome by emotion, and said to her, 'Have you understood me?' She nodded affirmatively. 'Will you be my wife?' I asked. She… — Jules Breton Copy Share Image
The artist should not be satisfied to only play the part of a mirror. — Jules Breton Copy Share Image
The wretched beings depicted by Millet touch us profoundly because he loved them profoundly. They have nothing in common with vulgar ugliness. Beauty will… — Jules Breton Copy Share Image
I was painting her portrait in the little studio, and when I came to the eyes I stopped, overcome by emotion, and said to… — Jules Breton Copy Share Image
I have always had a passion for the beautiful. If the man in me is often a pessimist, the artist, on the contrary, is… — Jules Breton Copy Share Image
Courbet comes in 1849 with the intention of overthrowing past art and constructing it anew. While he speaks only of realism, of which he… — Jules Breton Copy Share Image
