Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun (1755 - 1842)

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Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun

Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun was a celebrated French painter, renowned for her skill in portrait painting during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Born in Paris in 1755, Vigee Le Brun's artistic talent was evident from a young age, leading her to become one of the most successful female artists of her time. Her father, a portraitist himself, was a significant influence on her early artistic development​​.

Vigee Le Brun is perhaps best known for her association with Queen Marie Antoinette. She painted more than 30 portraits of the queen, capturing her in a light that combined personal intimacy with the regal dignity required of royal portraiture. Her ability to portray her subjects with both elegance and psychological depth won her acclaim and patronage from the highest ranks of society across Europe​.

Her career spanned one of Europe's most turbulent periods, including the French Revolution, which forced her into exile. During her years abroad, she lived and worked in major cultural centers such as Rome, Vienna, and St. Petersburg, further cementing her reputation among European aristocracy.

Vigee Le Brun's works are displayed in prestigious museums worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre in Paris. Her legacy is not only in her portraits but also in her memoirs, which provide a vivid account of the cultural atmosphere of her time and her encounters with various historical figures​.

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Date and place of birt:16 april 1755, Paris, France
Date and place of death:30 march 1842, Paris, France
Nationality:Austria, Italy, Russia, France, Switzerland, The Netherlands, England
Period of activity: XVIII, XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter, Writer
Art school / group:Accademia di San Luca
Genre:Secular portrait, Landscape painting, Portrait, Self-portrait
Art style:Neoclassicism, Rococo

Creators Austria

Ferdinand Runk (1764 - 1834)
Ferdinand Runk
1764 - 1834
Valentin Oman (1935)
Valentin Oman
1935
Yosl Bergner (1920 - 2017)
Yosl Bergner
1920 - 2017
Paja Jovanović (1859 - 1957)
Paja Jovanović
1859 - 1957
Victor Heinrich Seifert (1870 - 1953)
Victor Heinrich Seifert
1870 - 1953
Rudolf Hafner (1893 - 1951)
Rudolf Hafner
1893 - 1951
Alfred Haberpointner (1966)
Alfred Haberpointner
1966
Josef Kinzel (1852 - 1925)
Josef Kinzel
1852 - 1925
Alois Hans Schram (1864 - 1919)
Alois Hans Schram
1864 - 1919
Janko Anastasov (1892 - 1958)
Janko Anastasov
1892 - 1958
Kurt Spurey (1941)
Kurt Spurey
1941
Herman Kern (1839 - 1912)
Herman Kern
1839 - 1912
Emil Barbarini (1855 - 1933)
Emil Barbarini
1855 - 1933
Johann Nepomuk Rauch (1804 - 1847)
Johann Nepomuk Rauch
1804 - 1847
Désiré Thomassin (1858 - 1933)
Désiré Thomassin
1858 - 1933
Michael Danner (1951)
Michael Danner
1951

Creators Neoclassicism

Jean Ranc (1674 - 1735)
Jean Ranc
1674 - 1735
Friedrich Pecht (1814 - 1903)
Friedrich Pecht
1814 - 1903
James Tassie (1735 - 1799)
James Tassie
1735 - 1799
Giovanni Battista Lorenzi (1741 - 1773)
Giovanni Battista Lorenzi
1741 - 1773
Henry Cheere (1703 - 1781)
Henry Cheere
1703 - 1781
Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764 - 1850)
Johann Gottfried Schadow
1764 - 1850
Claude Charles Antoine Berny d'Ouville (1775 - 1842)
Claude Charles Antoine Berny d'Ouville
1775 - 1842
Giovanni Andrea Lazzarini (1710 - 1801)
Giovanni Andrea Lazzarini
1710 - 1801
Jacopo Tumicelli (1784 - 1825)
Jacopo Tumicelli
1784 - 1825
Gaetano Gandolfi (1734 - 1802)
Gaetano Gandolfi
1734 - 1802
Johan Gustaf Sandberg (1782 - 1854)
Johan Gustaf Sandberg
1782 - 1854
Jacob Christoph Le Blon (1667 - 1741)
Jacob Christoph Le Blon
1667 - 1741
Franz Ignaz Günther (1725 - 1775)
Franz Ignaz Günther
1725 - 1775
Jean Huber (1721 - 1786)
Jean Huber
1721 - 1786
Tomaso Buzzi (1900 - 1981)
Tomaso Buzzi
1900 - 1981
Richard Brompton (1734 - 1783)
Richard Brompton
1734 - 1783
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