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Thursday, November 20, 2014

SELF-PORTRAIT WITH TWO PUPILS, painting by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1785)


Self-portrait with two pupils painted in 1785 was a response by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard to sexist rumors that her work had actually been painted by men. In a witty role reversal, the only male in this monumental painting of
The artist at her easel is her father, shown in a bust behind her canvas, as her muse, a role usually played by women. So this detail gave a twist in the scene.


Name
SELF-PORTRAIT WITH TWO PUPILS
Type
Painting, Oil on canvas
Author
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
Year
1785
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,USA

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