Republican Motherhood blog

  1).  The background of the this art piece depicts a lavish lifestyle. This becomes obvious with the lavish pink couch, and corner of a fancy picture frame.

  2).  The center of the this painting is the little boy dressed in the blue, with the pink bow around his waist.  I say this because the lighting is much brighter on him, and darker on the mom, and other child. The mother can is portrayed as a Republican rather than as a aristocrat, this can be seen through the fact that she is with her kids, instead of a nanny, or helper with her kids.

3). Her kids seem to value their relationship within their mom. Unlike many portraits of the time they seem to be close, and the there is a warmth of the picture.

4). It shows that she is a caring mother, who loves her children.