Musée d'Orsay's '100 Works That Tell the Story of Work' Highlights Labor in Art

The Musée d'Orsay has unveiled an exhibition titled '100 œuvres qui racontent le travail' (100 Works That Tell the Story of Work), which delves into the depiction of labor throughout art history. This project is in conjunction with Beaux Arts magazine's feature on ten notable pieces, such as a mural from Rekhmirê's tomb (14th-16th century BCE), Pieter Brueghel the Elder's 'The Harvesters' (1565), Diego Velázquez's 'The Fable of Arachne' (c. 1657), Johannes Vermeer's 'The Milkmaid' (c. 1660), Jean-Baptiste Greuze's 'Le repos ou Silence!' (1759), Rosa Bonheur's 'Labourage nivernais' (1849), Gustave Caillebotte's 'The Floor Scrapers' (1875), Edgar Degas's 'The Laundresses' (c. 1884-1886), Jules Adler's 'La Grève au Creusot' (1899), and Fernand Léger's 'Les Constructeurs' (1950). This initiative invites viewers to contemplate the artistic portrayal of work.