Self-Portrait With Two Pupils, Mademoiselle Marie Gabrielle Capel

The variety one can find in art is vast, from graphic design to portraiture, art takes place in almost everything. Packaging, architecture, website design, all these things have come from different walks of art. Portraiture however is one that has lasted throughout the history of art. Portraiture gives the viewer an insight into the person who is being portrayed, even if some of it will be false in some aspect. A portrait is normally a commissioned piece of work or a self-portrait. Often times the painting or other medium of a portrait shows the subject in their best refinery, perhaps a little more attractive than they usually appear. A person, no matter the time period, get’s a portrait done of themselves as a status symbol or to present

I think it’s safe to say it’s both. The artist unlike Rembrandt decided to portray herself in her best outfit, a lady of higher standing. She is clearly showing she has status with her outfit, it’s satin or silk fabric trimmed with bows and lace, a beautiful hat placed on top of her head. Her outfit versus her students is vastly more detailed, most likely to distinguish that she is the more experienced artist who has a greater wealth. But to point out that she is important enough to have students she made it clear that she had any by painting them into her own portrait. The artists depiction of herself painting is lovely, beside her on the footstool one can see her other art supplies while behind her you can see the rest of her studio. If the viewer were to look closer you they may see her signature on the back of her eazl, personally I love it’s placement it’s as if she had it there to begin with on the back of it so no one would be confused as to which eazl belonged to who. This amazingly detailed piece is a must