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May 01, 1775 Charenton le Pont, Île de France, France Died on 20 Feb 1855 (aged 79)
French painter
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About Angélique Mongez
- Marie-Joséphine-Angélique Mongez, née Levol (1 May 1775, Conflans-l'Archevèque – 20 February 1855, Paris) was a French Neoclassical artist.
- She studied under Jean-Baptiste Regnault and Jacques-Louis David and produced historical paintings.
- She was the first woman to become a history painter during the post French Revolution era.
- Mongez started studying under Jean-Baptiste Regnault in the early 1790s and then, after mastering the basics, she became a pupil of Jacques-Louis David, who at the time was one of the leaders of the Neoclassical movement in France.
- Her work was featured at a number of salons between 1802 and 1827.
- Some male reviewers criticized her for including depictions of nudity in her work.
