Who created "The Colza (Harvesting Rapeseed)"?

The Colza (Harvesting Rapeseed) was created by Jules Breton in 1860.

What medium is "The Colza (Harvesting Rapeseed)"?

The Colza (Harvesting Rapeseed) is oil on canvas.

Is "The Colza (Harvesting Rapeseed)" in the public domain?

Yes, The Colza (Harvesting Rapeseed) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Colza (Harvesting Rapeseed)

Jules Breton

1860

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 93.98 × 137.16 cm (37 × 54 in.) framed: 128.27 × 172.72 × 17.15 cm (50 1/2 × 68 × 6 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection)

Accession Number

2014.136.21

Art Historical Context

Jules Breton's *The Colza (Har Rapeseed)*, painted 1860, captures the timeless rhythm of rural French life during the harvest season. This large oil on canvas (93.98 × 137.16 cm) depicts women and workers gathering vibrant yellow rapeseed under a vast sky, a scene that embodies Breton's signature blend of and poetic idealism. As a leading figure in the Realist movement, Breton drew inspiration from everyday peasant labor, much like his contemporary Jean-François Millet, but infused his works with a luminous, almost golden glow that elevates the ordinary to the sublime. Created amid France's S...

The Colza (Harvesting Rapeseed)

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