Aline Charigot's cousin, hired as nursemaid to the infant Jean Renoir in 1894 — she kept the child still for the sittings and became one of Renoir's most frequently painted late models.
Met · 1894
Aline's cousin joined the household as nursemaid to the newborn Jean in 1894 and became one of Renoir's most frequently painted late models. The Orangerie's Gabrielle et Jean series shows her keeping the child still with toys through the sittings.
Met · 1894
Gabrielle joined the Renoir household at Jean's birth in 1894 as his nursemaid, and the painter's Gabrielle et Jean series records the pair through his early childhood. Jean later recalled how she and his father kept him occupied so the sittings could happen at all.
Met · 1894
Aline's cousin joined the household as nursemaid to the newborn Jean in 1894 and became one of Renoir's most frequently painted late models. The Orangerie's Gabrielle et Jean series shows her keeping the child still with toys through the sittings.
Met · 1894
Gabrielle joined the Renoir household at Jean's birth in 1894 as his nursemaid, and the painter's Gabrielle et Jean series records the pair through his early childhood. Jean later recalled how she and his father kept him occupied so the sittings could happen at all.
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