▁Rena ud , ▁Georges ▁Robin , ▁Joseph ▁Sav ina , ▁Jules - Char les ▁Le ▁Bo zec ▁and ▁Jean ▁Fr é our . ▁ ▁Brit t any ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁need le work , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁on ▁its ▁numerous ▁he address ▁models , ▁and ▁for ▁its ▁f ai ence ▁production , ▁which ▁started ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁Qu imper ▁f ai ence ▁is ▁known ▁world wide ▁for ▁its ▁bow ls ▁and ▁pl ates ▁painted ▁by ▁hand , ▁and ▁other ▁towns , ▁such ▁as ▁P orn ic , ▁also ▁maintain ▁a ▁similar ▁tradition . ▁The ▁pot ter ies ▁usually ▁feature ▁na ï ve ▁Bre ton ▁characters ▁in ▁traditional ▁cl othing ▁and ▁daily ▁scenes . ▁The ▁designs ▁have ▁a ▁strong ▁traditional ▁Bre ton ▁influence , ▁but ▁Oriental ism ▁and ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁used . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁distinct ▁culture ▁and ▁natural ▁landscape , ▁Brit t any ▁has ▁inspired ▁many ▁French ▁artists ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁Pont - A ven ▁School , ▁which ▁started ▁to ▁emer ge ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁and ▁last ed ▁until ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁had ▁a ▁decis ive ▁influence ▁on ▁modern ▁painting . ▁The ▁artists ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁Pont - A ven ▁wanted ▁to ▁break ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁and ▁later ▁from ▁Im pression ism ▁when ▁it ▁began ▁to