French artist Marie-Guillemine Benoist was a pupil of Jacques-Louis David who produced genre paintings, mythological motifs, and historical scenes. Here Benoist depicts the wife and son of a French diplomat in flawless Neoclassical style, in a work that was for some time incorrectly attributed to her teacher David.
Madame Jeanne Mourgue and Her Son, Eugène, c.1802, Oil on CanvasMarie-Guillemine Benoist French (1768 - 1826) |
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French artist Marie-Guillemine Benoist was a pupil of Jacques-Louis David who produced genre paintings, mythological motifs, and historical scenes. Here Benoist depicts the wife and son of a French diplomat in flawless Neoclassical style, in a work that was for some time incorrectly attributed to her teacher David. |
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