Analysis Of Kaufmann's Cornelia Presenting Her Children As Her Treasures

In her time before she made her art piece, she was denied making nude make ,so instead she goes as a history painter .In kaufmann's Cornelia Presenting her Children as Her Treasures (Mother of the Gracchi) (23.5) raided from greek and roman literature for her subject. She gave a classic example it of a mother taking duty for her family over materialism. Making this her philosophy of enlightenment that emphasis on equality for women society in arts (pg.791).Which it was an issues that womens must of have to make themselves establish on their own in the art world where mens were first class citizens and womens were secound. As she nonetheless counter traditional male stereotyping by presenting her as an proactive and in control. Cornelia became