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The painter Mary Cassatt is often celebrated for her depictions of the private lives of women, particularly the intimate bonds between mothers and children. Critics of her own era tended to file such subjects under domestic decoration rather than serious art. Her work was not merely a reflection of Victorian domesticity, however; rather, it served to ____ the perceived boundaries between the domestic sphere and fine art, elevating everyday scenes to the status of high-minded portraiture. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

1. dissolve
2. ignore
3. reinforce
4. commemorate

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