Le labourage
1848
About this artwork
This large-scale oil painting depicts an agricultural scene under a dramatic, cloudy sky, showing a farmer, a boy, and two horses working a freshly plowed field. It reflects the artist's focus on animal painting and the lives of rural workers.
Did you know?
Constant Troyon was a prominent member of the Barbizon School, a group of French painters who embraced plein-air painting and focused on realistic depictions of rural life and landscapes. While often overshadowed by his contemporaries like Millet, Troyon was particularly renowned for his skilled animal painting, often elevating farm animals to a heroic scale, as seen in this powerful portrayal of agricultural labor.
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Le labourage
Rosa Bonheur, 1848
