Setting out for the Fields 1885

"Setting out for the Fields" (1885) by Jules Breton (1827-1906) depicts a solitary female figure resting in a harvested field, likely a peasant worker. The golden hues of the landscape, illuminated by the afternoon sun, create a serene and contemplative mood, characteristic of Breton's realist style. The scene evokes a sense of quietude and the cyclical rhythms of rural life, a popular subject in 19th-century French art.