Вот, что о ней написано на ауционном лондонском сайте http://www.slad.org.uk/art-and-antiques/detail/36279
"Our painting, Elegant woman looking at herself in a mirror, introduces the onlooker into the privileged, secluded life of educated women in the second half of the nineteenth century. Depicting a woman inspecting herself in a mirror before going out, the painting is illustrative of the strict social conventions within which the bourgeoisie lived. Far removed from the world of work, middle-class females were expected to remain within the confines of the home, embodying the ideal of the lady of leisure. Cabaillot-Lassalle has positioned his subject in the corner of a room, with the mirror and dado angled to create the impression that she is being forced further back into the recess of the room. In doing so, the artist may be commenting on the woman’s confinement or place within the domestic sphere, an idea reinforced by the notion of domesticity suggested by the presence of a dog sitting at her feet." Но по-моему уж очень они загнули собачкой-то. Ну почему собачка у ног должна символизировать место женщины в жизни? Прав был мой дядюшка Виктор, когда саркастически говорил, что когда-нибудь в будущем будут смотреть на "Ботинки" ван Гога и говорить, что как же гений в ХIХ веке мог предугодать форму фотонного космического корабля...
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Date: 2010-05-31 07:00 am (UTC)"Our painting, Elegant woman looking at herself in a mirror, introduces the onlooker into the privileged, secluded life of educated women in the second half of the nineteenth century. Depicting a woman inspecting herself in a mirror before going out, the painting is illustrative of the strict social conventions within which the bourgeoisie lived. Far removed from the world of work, middle-class females were expected to remain within the confines of the home, embodying the ideal of the lady of leisure. Cabaillot-Lassalle has positioned his subject in the corner of a room, with the mirror and dado angled to create the impression that she is being forced further back into the recess of the room. In doing so, the artist may be commenting on the woman’s confinement or place within the domestic sphere, an idea reinforced by the notion of domesticity suggested by the presence of a dog sitting at her feet."
Но по-моему уж очень они загнули собачкой-то. Ну почему собачка у ног должна символизировать место женщины в жизни?
Прав был мой дядюшка Виктор, когда саркастически говорил, что когда-нибудь в будущем будут смотреть на "Ботинки" ван Гога и говорить, что как же гений в ХIХ веке мог предугодать форму фотонного космического корабля...