Question

Self-Portrait with Two Pupils by Adelaide Labille-Guiard. Adelaide sits at an easel holding a palette with her two pupils, Marie Capet and Marie-Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond, behind her.

What significance does the painting above have?
a.
The figures are three of the most prominent female artists of the time.
b.
This painting was the first painting by a female to be displayed.
c.
It helped counter the restrictions placed on women artists.



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


A
B
C

Answer 1

C

It was a deliberate statement asserting women’s professional status and supporting the presence and training of women artists within the Academy, countering restrictions against them.