La femme au Masque by Henri Gervex 1885 - 22 year old Parisienne model Marie Renard wearing only a Domino masque ., Henri Gervex

La femme au masque is a painting completed by henri gervex in 1885. It depicts the 22 year old parisienne model marie renard wearing only a domino masque. It was described a scandalous at its first public exhibition, and many women were cited/accused/scandalised/distrusted/misogynised as the model over the following years, the most high profile being camille du gast where it was the subject of a court case in 1902. Object Type: painting. Date: 1885. Medium: painting. Collection: Unknown.