Jules Breton
(1827–1906) French painter (1827-1906)
Jules Breton (France, 1827–1906) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Jules Breton belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Jules Breton was born in Courrières and died in Paris. Jules Breton trained at Albert Chatelet High School. The teachers included Félix de Vigne, Gustaaf Wappers, and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Wikidata associates Jules Breton with realism. Jules Breton became a member of Barbizon school, Académie des beaux-arts, and Royal Academy of Arts. Jules Breton was awarded Commander of the Legion of Honour. The students included Virginie Demont-Breton, Emile Adélard Breton, François Brillaud, and Valentine Pèpe.
The best-known works include ‘The Blessing of the wheat in Artois’, ‘La Glaneuse’, and ‘Calling in the Gleaners’. The catalogue has 57 works by Jules Breton with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1896. Works by Jules Breton are held by several collections, among them Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée d'Orsay, and National Gallery of Ireland.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Léon Belly, Ludwig Angerer, Peter Bernhard Wilhelm Heine, and Alfred Grévin.