... bathed illuminates them and makes them seem noble whilst they are working. Behind the women, the field is also bathed in light so that the women are silhouetted against the lighter field giving a soft feel about the painting. This painting gives working class women of the time integrity and makes them look like honest hardworking people. The painting 'woman hanging up the washing' by Pissarro, depicts a woman doing a daily household chore. There is also a child in the picture beside the woman which shows her maternal side and shows the traditional role that women were expected to play- they were expected to do household chores and look after the children. She is wearing very simple clothes in the picture which may mean that she is in fact a nanny or a servant working for a richer family and looking after their children as opposed to her own. ...

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