Mary Cassatt - The Family 1893
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The Family 1893
81x66cm oil on canvas
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, , Virginia, United States
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes
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From Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk:
This is an oil on canvas painting. The figures are arranged in a pyramid shape in the foreground, reminiscent of Renaissance Madonna and child groupings. Both the Mother and older daughter gaze at the baby. The baby looks at the older sister, or perhaps at the carnation she holds. The viewer is standing slightly above the seated figures. The background shows a path that leads into some trees, but only the bottoms of the trees are visible. The mother wears a violet dress with a wide lace collar; her two hands firmly hold the baby.