“Vain hope! The moral possibility is lacking, and a moment so prodigal of opportunity finds a generation unprepared to receive it.”—Friedrich Schiller
A recent Times Literary Supplement opened with a review by Ritchie Robertson entitled “Liberty in danger: The failure of enlightened hopes.” Within it, Robertson offers the observation that the French Revolution “did not bring freedom because the people conducting it were not free.” [TLS, 2/2/24, p.4]
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In idle perusing of artworks online, I found myself captivated by those featuring women in Breton hats. One day, I searched through the hundreds, probably thousands, of images I’ve amassed over time. I found plenty I was glad to be reminded of again, including Émile Bernard’s Breton Women with Umbrellas (1892), Paul Sérusier’s Pilgrimage (1894), Procession of the Standards to La Clarte (1897) by Maurice Denis, and, though perhaps not Breton hats, Marianne von Werefkin’s The Way of the Cross II (1921).
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Prufrock's Dilemma 