Two Young Women Kissing | Louis-Léopold Boilly | 1790-94 Franz Xaver Winterhalter Nussbaum’s self-portrait transcends the personal

Nussbaum’s self-portrait transcends the personal and becomes a powerful symbol of resilience in the face of overwhelming oppression

and curiosity can be as irresistible as they are dangerous

Painted on the eve of World War I

Through dramatic contrasts of light

Painted in 1938 by Chen Yuandu

Two Young Women Kissing | Louis-Léopold Boilly | 1790-94 Franz Xaver Winterhalter Nussbaum’s self-portrait transcends the personalAbout the artwork: Two Young Women Kissing is a small oil on canvas genre painting by the French artist Louis Lopold Boilly that depicts an intimate moment between two women in a quiet interior setting. Boillys composition captures the figures closely embracing and sharing a kiss, with detailed attention to the textures of their clothing and the intimate space around them, reflecting everyday life and private emotion in late eighteenth century France.