L’ amour Fraternel 

Léon Bazile Perrault painted ‘L’amour Fraternel’ with oil on canvas. Oil paint is a versatile medium made by suspending pigments in drying oil, typically linseed. Perrault has used a refined, academic technique to render the children's skin tones and clothing with remarkable realism. Note the impasto of the brushstrokes to achieve a gentle, diffused light that softens the children's faces. The use of layering and glazing enhances the richness and depth of colors, creating a luminous effect that captures the innocence and tenderness of the scene. The act of painting here is a performance of skill and patience. This work invites reflection on the artistic choices, manual skill and the aesthetic value of art. Painting elevates the domestic scenes of fraternal love to a level of high art.