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Rosa’s Animals: The Story of Rosa Bonheur and Her Painting Menagerie

Maryann Macdonald

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Painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur led a highly nontraditional life, especially for a woman in the nineteenth century. She kept lions as pets, was awarded the Legion of Honor by Empress Eugénie, and befriended “Buffalo Bill” Cody. She became a painter at a time when women were often only reluctantly educated as artists. Her unconventional artistic work habits, including visiting slaughterhouses to sketch an animal’s anatomy and wearing men’s clothing to gain access to places like a horse fair, where women were not allowed, helped her become one of the most beloved female painters of her time. Among the artworks discussed are The Horse Fair and Ploughing in the Nivernais. Along with her life story are a list of museums that house her work, a bibliography, and an index.

Pages: 64

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Release: June 05, 2018

ISBN: 1419728504

ISBN 13: 9781419728501

Rosa’s Animals: The Story of Rosa Bonheur and Her Painting Menagerie

Maryann Macdonald

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur led a highly nontraditional life, especially for a woman in the nineteenth century. She kept lions as pets, was awarded the Legion of Honor by Empress Eugénie, and befriended “Buffalo Bill” Cody. She became a painter at a time when women were often only reluctantly educated as artists. Her unconventional artistic work habits, including visiting slaughterhouses to sketch an animal’s anatomy and wearing men’s clothing to gain access to places like a horse fair, where women were not allowed, helped her become one of the most beloved female painters of her time. Among the artworks discussed are The Horse Fair and Ploughing in the Nivernais. Along with her life story are a list of museums that house her work, a bibliography, and an index.

Pages: 64

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Release: June 05, 2018

ISBN: 1419728504

ISBN 13: 9781419728501

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