Reality of
Rural French Canadian Life
What is depicted in this scene? How does this painting confirm
French Canadian culture?
Answers:
- a wood cutting accident; the dog gets help because the Virgin Mary
looks after her people
- cutting logs in the winter is hard work and dangerous, yet the Catholic
saints protect the faithful
- note the French surname of the artist and the location of the museum
(St.
Anne-de-Beaupre, a major pilgrimage center)
Compare this painting to one done by an
Anglophone.
Created by Ingolf Vogeler on 30 May 1996; last revised on
09 March 2005.
