A study of "The Interesting Pupil", a pivotal painting in the career of Marguerite Gérard, acquired by the Musée du Louvre in 2019. Painted around 1786, the work is a tribute by the young woman, then aged 25, to her master and mentor, Jean-Honoré Fragonard.
Concealing a reflection of the artist at ...
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A study of "The Interesting Pupil", a pivotal painting in the career of Marguerite Gérard, acquired by the Musée du Louvre in 2019. Painted around 1786, the work is a tribute by the young woman, then aged 25, to her master and mentor, Jean-Honoré Fragonard.
Concealing a reflection of the artist at work, it offers a reflection on the status of women artists in pre-revolutionary France.
French language
Coédition Éditions El Viso / Louvre éditions
Collection Solo
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