Jules Breton, 1865 - Lightning - fine art print

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Farmers refugees under trees during a thunderstorm are frightened by a branch that has been shattered by lightning. central motif of the composition, a woman standing holding her young child in her arms to protect. At the far left is the plain and village topped by thick clouds.

In a letter to his wife in July 1865 Jules Breton evokes a violent storm which he is a witness in the countryside of Cernay. This study oil could be the memory of this incident.

Scene, Storm, Lightning, Farmer, Tree, Plain, Fear - Fright

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Lightning is a masterpiece made by Jules Breton in the year 1865. The 150 year-old masterpiece measures the size of Height: 48,5 cm, Width: 76,5 cm. Oil, Canvas (material) was applied by the painter as the medium of the piece of art. The artwork has the following inscription: Signature - Bottom right: "Jules Breton". The work of art is in the the digital collection of Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris. We are happy to reference that the masterpiece, which is in the public domain is being included with courtesy of Petit Palais Paris.In addition to that, the artwork has the creditline: . Furthermore, alignment is landscape and has a ratio of 3 : 2, which means that the length is 50% longer than the width. Jules Breton was a writer, poet, painter from France, whose style can be attributed primarily to Realism. The French artist was born in 1827 and deceased at the age of 79 in the year 1906.

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