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

Christian Ruben (1805 - 1875)
Christian Ruben
1805 - 1875
Heinrich Lefler (1863 - 1919)
Heinrich Lefler
1863 - 1919
Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928 - 2000)
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
1928 - 2000
Hubert Scheibl (1952)
Hubert Scheibl
1952
Johann Baptist Drechsler (1756 - 1811)
Johann Baptist Drechsler
1756 - 1811
Francesco Giuseppe Casanova (1727 - 1803)
Francesco Giuseppe Casanova
1727 - 1803
Kurt Mikula (1928 - 2008)
Kurt Mikula
1928 - 2008
Yosl Bergner (1920 - 2017)
Yosl Bergner
1920 - 2017
Remigius Adrianus Haanen (1812 - 1894)
Remigius Adrianus Haanen
1812 - 1894
Peter Kogler (1959)
Peter Kogler
1959
WilliWilli Kopf (1949)
WilliWilli Kopf
1949
Eugen Felix (1836 - 1906)
Eugen Felix
1836 - 1906
Karl Kauba (1865 - 1922)
Karl Kauba
1865 - 1922
Emil Pottner (1872 - 1942)
Emil Pottner
1872 - 1942
Johann Cimbal (1722 - 1795)
Johann Cimbal
1722 - 1795
Adolph Kaufman (1848 - 1916)
Adolph Kaufman
1848 - 1916

Creators Neoclassicism

George Michael Moser (1706 - 1783)
George Michael Moser
1706 - 1783
Johann Gerhard Huck (1759 - 1811)
Johann Gerhard Huck
1759 - 1811
Marguerite Gérard (1761 - 1837)
Marguerite Gérard
1761 - 1837
Giuseppe Gandolfo (1792 - 1855)
Giuseppe Gandolfo
1792 - 1855
Marie-Suzanne Giroust (Roslin) (1734 - 1772)
Marie-Suzanne Giroust (Roslin)
1734 - 1772
Charles-Antoine Coypel (1694 - 1752)
Charles-Antoine Coypel
1694 - 1752
Jean Barbault (1718 - 1762)
Jean Barbault
1718 - 1762
Johann Heinrich Hintze (1800 - 1861)
Johann Heinrich Hintze
1800 - 1861
Carl Joseph Begas (1794 - 1854)
Carl Joseph Begas
1794 - 1854
Ottaviano Dandini (1681 - 1750)
Ottaviano Dandini
1681 - 1750
Francisco Bayeu y Subias (1734 - 1795)
Francisco Bayeu y Subias
1734 - 1795
August Kloeber (1793 - 1864)
August Kloeber
1793 - 1864
Stefano Tofanelli (1752 - 1812)
Stefano Tofanelli
1752 - 1812
Carl Frederik von Breda (1759 - 1818)
Carl Frederik von Breda
1759 - 1818
Jean-Jacques Lagrenée (1739 - 1821)
Jean-Jacques Lagrenée
1739 - 1821
Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy (1783 - 1873)
Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy
1783 - 1873
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