Let them eat cake Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin ~ La Brioche or Le Dessert, 1763 [Louvre, Paris, France] “We have learned from Chardin that a pear is as living as a woman, that an ordinary piece of pottery is as beautiful as a precious stone.” – Marcel Proust Edouard Manet ~ Nature Morte à la Brioche, 1880 Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Like Loading... Related Posted on March 20, 2011 Posted in 18th Century, 19th Century, Art, Edouard Manet, Marcel Proust, Marie Antoinette