Symphony in White No. 1 ☴ Whistler ☲ Canvas mosaic texturing of the face and

texturing of the face and clothing

It is closely paired with The Astronomer

The subject of the painting is indeed Whistler's mother

the feeling of warm sunlight coming through the window

a woman is washing clothes

Symphony in White No. 1 ☴ Whistler ☲ Canvas mosaic texturing of the face andSymphony in White No. 1 (1862) by James McNeill Whistler, was originally called The White Girl. Whistler later called it Symphony in White, No. 1 to emphasize his "art for art's sake" philosophy. The painting was created as a simple study in white, but has been interpreted as an allegory of innocence lost, and as an allusion to the Virgin Mary. The model was the artist's mistress, Joanna Hiffernan. The almost entirely white painting depicts a red