Why it matters
A young woman in a striking black-and-white striped gown sits in a theatre box while her companion scans the audience with opera glasses. In 19th-century Paris, going to the theatre was as much about being seen as watching the show.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1874.
- The model, Nini Lopez, appears in fourteen of Renoir's paintings.
- The man is Renoir's brother Edmond, a journalist.
- The black stripes are mixed with blue to create shadow and light.
Based on the Wikipedia article La Loge (CC BY-SA 4.0).
