These Stunning 19th-Century Artworks Reveal the Contradictions of the Modern Woman

Brigit Katz Correspondent Rendered in dramatic shades of black, an 1883 print by the artist James Tissot depicts a young woman staring out at the viewer with wide eyes. Her outfit is dazzling: sleeves fringed with fur, a large hat piled high with ribbons, an oversized arrangement of bows bursting forth from her collar. The work’s title, Sunday Morning, and the Bible that the woman clutches in a gloved hand…