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The Bread Box
Jean Honoré Fragonard French
Not on view
In limpid layers of golden brown wash, Fragonard celebrates the simple joys of rustic domesticity. Communal scenes, such as this vignette showing two women distributing bread to villagers, allow for a broad cast of characters, from animals to barefoot toddlers to old men.