Two Pupils in Greek Dress
Medium
Platinum print
Dimensions
22.4 x 16.7 cm (8 13/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Charles Bregler, 1941
Accession Number
41.142.3
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Art Historical Context
In the late 1880s, renowned American realist Thomas Eakins, alongside his wife and fellow artist Susan Macdowell Eins, captured *Two Pupils in Greek Dress a platinum print showcasing two female students in classical attire. Eakins, celebrated for his meticulous anatomical studies and innovative use of photography in art education at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, often photographed his pupils to explore form, light, and pose. The Greek dress evokes the era's fascination with antiquity, blending academic tradition with Eakins' commitment to truthful representation, free from idealiz...
About the Artist
Thomas Eakins|Susan Macdowell Eakins · 1844–1916
Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) was an American painter, photographer, and educator who carried 19th-century American Realism to its highest achievement. Based in Philadelphia throughout his life, he created uncompromising portraits and genre scenes that depicted American life with a scientific precision and psychological depth unprecedented in his time. Born into an educated Philadelphia family, Eakin...