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 Zach (1868 - 1956)
Ferdinand Zach
1868 - 1956
Suse Krawagna (1964)
Suse Krawagna
1964
Paja Jovanović (1859 - 1957)
Paja Jovanović
1859 - 1957
Albert Janesh (1889 - 1973)
Albert Janesh
1889 - 1973
Joseph Matthäus Aigner (1818 - 1886)
Joseph Matthäus Aigner
1818 - 1886
Judy Cassab (1920 - 2015)
Judy Cassab
1920 - 2015
WilliWilli Kopf (1949)
WilliWilli Kopf
1949
Peter Jakob Schober (1897 - 1983)
Peter Jakob Schober
1897 - 1983
Leopold Kupelwizer (1796 - 1862)
Leopold Kupelwizer
1796 - 1862
Christian Sery (1959)
Christian Sery
1959
Adolf von Hildebrand (1847 - 1921)
Adolf von Hildebrand
1847 - 1921
Erich Schobesberger (1959)
Erich Schobesberger
1959
Tone Fink (1944)
Tone Fink
1944
Balthasar Ferdinand Moll (1717 - 1785)
Balthasar Ferdinand Moll
1717 - 1785
Dominikus Auliczek (1734 - 1804)
Dominikus Auliczek
1734 - 1804
Carl Heinrich Rahl (1779 - 1843)
Carl Heinrich Rahl
1779 - 1843

Creators Neoclassicism

Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy (1783 - 1873)
Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy
1783 - 1873
Johann Sigmund Hitzelberger (1745 - 1829)
Johann Sigmund Hitzelberger
1745 - 1829
Giovanni Battista Lombardi (1822 - 1880)
Giovanni Battista Lombardi
1822 - 1880
Grigory Silovich Ostrovsky (1756 - 1814)
Grigory Silovich Ostrovsky
1756 - 1814
Anton von Maron (1733 - 1808)
Anton von Maron
1733 - 1808
Giuseppe Baldrighi (1722 - 1803)
Giuseppe Baldrighi
1722 - 1803
Philipp von Foltz (1805 - 1877)
Philipp von Foltz
1805 - 1877
Jan II Kobell (1779 - 1814)
Jan II Kobell
1779 - 1814
John Verelst (1648 - 1734)
John Verelst
1648 - 1734
Claude Charles Saunier (1735 - 1807)
Claude Charles Saunier
1735 - 1807
Louis Prot (XVIII century - ?)
Louis Prot
XVIII century - ?
Gavin Hamilton (1723 - 1798)
Gavin Hamilton
1723 - 1798
Franz Ignaz Günther (1725 - 1775)
Franz Ignaz Günther
1725 - 1775
August Ringler (1837 - 1918)
August Ringler
1837 - 1918
Allan Ramsay (1713 - 1784)
Allan Ramsay
1713 - 1784
Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (1793 - 1867)
Clarkson Frederick Stanfield
1793 - 1867
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