The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco has acquired a rare work by a female Old Master, and the first history painting shown at the Paris salon by a woman artist:
But she was still operating at a disadvantage compared to her male peers.
“It’s a moment when Psyche’s father, the king, has just been told that his daughter’s bridegroom is going to be this monster of unimaginable destructive power, and the only way to save the kingdom from this monster is to abandon Psyche on this desolate rock to be claimed by her bridegroom,” Beeny added. “It’s story about a familial sacrifice for the public good—a subject with a lot resonance with contemporary Revolutionary political ideals.
“Eventually, her husband is fully rehabilitated, his career takes off and he receives a high-level posting in the restoration government after the fall of Napoléon. Benoist is told painting is not a suitable pursuit for the wife of a high-ranking official, and she has to give up her brushes all together,” Beeny added. “Her career has this tragic arc.”has a happier ending. The painting stayed in the family of its first owner for 200 years, leaving it in a remarkable state of preservation.
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