Madame Greuze Asleep, 1776. Creator: Jean-Michel the Younger Moreau (French, 1741-1814)
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Madame Greuze Asleep, 1776. Creator: Jean-Michel the Younger Moreau (French, 1741-1814)
Madame Greuze Asleep, 1776. Presented as an allegorical figure of philosophy, a woman slumbers among the traditional trappings of a scholars study: a writing desk with feather pen, piles of books, and a celestial globe. The model was Anne-Gabrielle Babuti, wife of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, who prepared the original drawing for Moreau to replicate. Contracts with printmakers show that Anne-Gabrielle actively participated in the production of her husbands work for the print market. Although she appears mild here, Anne-Gabrielle had a reputation for being greedy and promiscuous. Greuze filed for divorce when it became legal in 1793, claiming that his wife " carried adultery to the point of shamelessness, cynicism to the point of unimaginable insolence."
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