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title: Madame Charpentier and Her Children by Renoir
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15805/madame-charpentier-and-her-children-by-renoir/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Madame Charpentier and Her Children by Renoir
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15805.png)
## Image Caption
An 1878 oil on canvas, *Madame Charpentier and Her Children*, by [Pierre-Auguste Renoir](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pierre-Auguste_Renoir/) (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Georges Charpentier was a publisher who commissioned many works from the artist. The two girls are shown in the natural and spontaneous poses typical of Renoir's work. The artist gives the scene a deliberately flat look as in the Japanese prints popular in France at the time. Only the design of the rug gives any sense of perspective. Perhaps not coincidentally, the artist has chosen to place his subjects in their Japanese-style drawing-room. This painting was shown with success at the [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/) Salon of 1879. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2022, May 10). Madame Charpentier and Her Children by Renoir. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Madame Charpentier and Her Children by Renoir." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 10, 2022. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Madame Charpentier and Her Children by Renoir." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 May 2022, .
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© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/438815?ft=madame+charpentier&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=1) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/438815?ft=madame+charpentier&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=1). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 May 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.