Description
Reveals the gendered division of labor in many scientific households. Antoine, seated, is at work on a chemistry treatise; his wife, Marie-Anne, takes a break from her drawing board to look over his shoulder. Whereas Antoine is famous for his experiments with oxygen, Marie-Anne made his work possible by translating foreign works, illustrating Antoine’s treatises, and publicizing his discoveries.
Creator
David, Jacques Louis
Publisher
1788, oil on canvas, Metroplitan Museum of Art, New York, New York.
Contributor
Roberts, Meghan
Language
N/A
Type
Painting