I read on the Internet that the famous painting by J.F. Millet, The Angelus, usually housed
at the Musée d’Orsay, will be exhibited for a few months at the National Gallery in London,
all part of a warming of Anglo-French relations, like in the good old days of European alliances. I will not wax lyrical about my admiration for this 19th-century painter, who began his artistic career with mythological flourishes and nude figures before discovering his true vocation mid-century, as a quasi-realist painter with a particular focus on peasant life and its hardships.
While The Angelus marks a delicately mystical pause in the couple’s long day of toil,
The Gleaners, The Potato Planters, or The Sower are just as many moments of peasant life, captured on the spot, that attest to the political reach of the artist’s work. There would be so much to say about Millet and his painting, but these missives are not really meant for that…
Meawhile, in your basket this week, a true taste of summer:
cucumbers, summer squash, the first carrots, assorted kales, blueberries, fresh herbs, the first tomatoes, assorted herbs, and other yet-to-be-identified vegetables.
We look forward to seeing you all again.