Galante Scene of Noble in front of the Mirror, Leopolda Gassó y Vidal (Quintanar de la Orden, 1848-Madrid, 1885), 19th century Spanish school Oil on panel, framed. Table measurements: 35 x 23 cm, framed measurements: 56 x 45 cm. Leopolda Gassó y Vidal (Quintanar de la Orden, 1848-Madrid, 1885), a pioneering woman in the fight to break the inertia of centuries, although, unfortunately, her early death deprived us of one of the most brilliant minds among those of her generation. despite the fact that she had the limitation of being born in the rural or peripheral world, where the obstacles to creative development or female protagonism are greater. Like many painters of the time, she was assigned the nickname “hobby painter.” Her only daughter, she made public projection and artistic and literary creation her life's journey. In the effervescent Madrid of the Sexenio she participated in women's associations, in which she coincided with Concepción Gimeno or Concepción Arenal, She was a member of a Masonic Lodge, the Daughters of the Sun, and during those years she began to write articles and essays about women and their role in public life, while also creating discreet works of painting and poetry. Credits: Francisco García Martín: Leopolda Gassó y Vidal (Quintanar de la Orden, 1848-Madrid, 1885). Edit Ledoira, Toledo, 2020, IBSN: 978-84-16838-92-9, 196 pages. Work published with the sponsorship of the Women's Institute of Castilla-La Mancha.