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Limited information is available about Jules Breton, a 19th-century artist known for his paintings depicting rural life.

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“The wretched beings depicted by Millet touch us profoundly because he loved them profoundly. They have nothing in common with vulgar ugliness. Beauty will always remain the highest aim of art.”

Art Common Beauty Highest Art Is Aim Vulgar Wretched Ugliness

Book:The Life of an Artist: Art and Nature

Source: The Life of an Artist: Art and Nature

“I had not yet acquired the experience which gives modesty.”

Giving Experience Modesty

Book:The Life of an Artist: Art and Nature

Source: The Life of an Artist: Art and Nature

“The artist should not be satisfied to only play the part of a mirror.”

Should Play Artist Mirrors Satisfied

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“I have always had a passion for the beautiful. If the man in me is often a pessimist, the artist, on the contrary, is pre-eminently an optimist.”

Ifs Men Beautiful Artist Passion He Man Optimism Contrary Optimist Pessimist

Book:The Life of an Artist: Art and Nature

Source: The Life of an Artist: Art and Nature

“There is nothing new under the sun, not even Manet.”

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Book:The Life of an Artist: Art and Nature

Source: The Life of an Artist: Art and Nature

“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 made the same affirmative sign.”

Littles Made Said Eye Emotion Wife Painting Understood Overcoming Studios My Wife Portraits Affirmative Portraiture

Author:Jules Breton

“The true is not material reality only.”

Reality Materials

Book:The Life of an Artist: An Autobiography

Source: The Life of an Artist: An Autobiography

“Courbet comes in 1849 with the intention of overthrowing past art and constructing it anew. While he speaks only of realism, of which he proclaims himself the messiah, his pictures show pre-eminently those qualities which are learned in the museums.”

Art Shows Past Speak Quality Intention Museums Realism Renewal Messiah

Book:The Life of an Artist: An Autobiography

Source: The Life of an Artist: An Autobiography

About the Author

Born: May 1, 1827
Died: July 5, 1906
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Quotes: 8

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