An example of a comparison between a family photo and an art history image:
The Cahen d'Anvers sisters, aged five and six respectively, were supposed to be painted separately by Renoir, but their family eventually decided to have them painted together, and in these coordinating pink and blue outfits. Myself and my sister are three years apart, but we are wearing matching the same pink hats. Throughout art history siblings have been painted in matching outfits, which, aside from being an embarrassment for them to look back on later, say something about our aesthetic choices. In life, as in art, we feel the need for everything to match and fit together, perhaps as an expression of a deep-seated desire for control.
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| Les Deux Soeurs, Theodore Chasseriau- 1843 |
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| Les Deux Soeurs, Renoir- 1889 |
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| Deux Soeurs sur un Canape, Berthe Morisot- 1869 |
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| Romeo (8) and Cruz (4) Beckham in matching outfits |
And it's not just a trend for siblings- matching outfits are used in the press to convey a particular idea:
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| Will and Kate |
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| Britney Spears and her assistant |
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| Matching Beckhams again |
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