Vigèe Le Brun
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Vigèe Le Brun
Metropolitan Museum of Art , Distributed by Yale University Press, c2016
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Vigee Le Brun : woman artist in revolutionary France
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"This catalogue is published in conjunction with ‘Vigee Le Brun : woman artist in revolutionary France', on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from February 15 through May 15, 2016, and at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, from June 10 through September 11, 2016"--T.p. verso
"A related exhibition was held at the Réunion des Musées Nationaux-Grand Palais, Paris, from September 23, 2015, through January 11, 2016"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-272) and index
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Description
A sumptuous monograph of the renowned portraitist and friend of Marie Antoinette in Revolutionary France
Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun (1755-1842) was one of the greatest 18th-century French painters and among the most important women artists of all time. Celebrated for her expressive portraits of French royalty and aristocracy, especially of her patron and friend Marie Antoinette, she exemplified artistic success and personal resourcefulness in an age when women were rarely allowed either. Forced to flee France during the Revolution, Le Brun traveled throughout Europe for sixteen years, painting royal and noble sitters in the courts of Naples, Russia, Austria, Poland, and Germany. She returned to France in 1805, under the reign of Emperor Napoleon I, where her artistic career continued to flourish.
Alongside 85 of her finest paintings and drawings from international museums and collections, this handsome volume details Vigee Le Brun's story, portraying a talented and intelligent artist who was able to negotiate a shifting political and geographic landscape. Providing further context for the life of this extraordinary individual, essays by international experts address topics such as her travels in exile and the position of women artists in the Salons.
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
Exhibition Schedule:
Grand Palais, Paris
(09/23/15-01/11/16)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(02/15/16-05/15/16)
National Gallery of Canada
(06/10/16-09/12/16)
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