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

Robert Zielasco (1948)
Robert Zielasco
1948
Gustav Prucha (1875 - 1952)
Gustav Prucha
1875 - 1952
Ignaz Elhafen (1658 - 1715)
Ignaz Elhafen
1658 - 1715
Nikolaus Koliusis (1953)
Nikolaus Koliusis
1953
Wilhelm Kaufmann (1895 - 1975)
Wilhelm Kaufmann
1895 - 1975
Günter Brus (1938 - 2024)
Günter Brus
1938 - 2024
Erich Schobesberger (1959)
Erich Schobesberger
1959
Theodor Franz Zimmermann (1808 - 1880)
Theodor Franz Zimmermann
1808 - 1880
Heinrich Hans Schlimarski (1859 - 1913)
Heinrich Hans Schlimarski
1859 - 1913
Joseph Carl Berthold Puttner (1821 - 1881)
Joseph Carl Berthold Puttner
1821 - 1881
Albert Janesh (1889 - 1973)
Albert Janesh
1889 - 1973
Oskar Laske (1874 - 1951)
Oskar Laske
1874 - 1951
Remigius Adrianus Haanen (1812 - 1894)
Remigius Adrianus Haanen
1812 - 1894
Judy Cassab (1920 - 2015)
Judy Cassab
1920 - 2015
Hans Fronius (1903 - 1988)
Hans Fronius
1903 - 1988
Maria Bach (1896 - 1978)
Maria Bach
1896 - 1978

Creators Neoclassicism

Jean-Charles Delafosse (1734 - 1791)
Jean-Charles Delafosse
1734 - 1791
Johann Michael Koneberg (1733 - 1802)
Johann Michael Koneberg
1733 - 1802
Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686 - 1755)
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
1686 - 1755
Jacopo Amigoni (1682 - 1752)
Jacopo Amigoni
1682 - 1752
Johann Georg Platzer (1704 - 1761)
Johann Georg Platzer
1704 - 1761
Lorenzo de Ferrari (1680 - 1744)
Lorenzo de Ferrari
1680 - 1744
Rafal Hadzevich (1803 - 1886)
Rafal Hadzevich
1803 - 1886
Jean-Jacques Caffieri (1725 - 1792)
Jean-Jacques Caffieri
1725 - 1792
Friedrich August Brand (1735 - 1806)
Friedrich August Brand
1735 - 1806
William Collins (1788 - 1847)
William Collins
1788 - 1847
Herbert James Draper (1863 - 1920)
Herbert James Draper
1863 - 1920
János Fadrusz (1858 - 1903)
János Fadrusz
1858 - 1903
Ernst August Leuteritz (1818 - 1893)
Ernst August Leuteritz
1818 - 1893
Peter Jacob Horemans (1700 - 1776)
Peter Jacob Horemans
1700 - 1776
Claude Joseph Vernet (1714 - 1789)
Claude Joseph Vernet
1714 - 1789
Nicolas-Louis-Albert Delerive (1755 - 1818)
Nicolas-Louis-Albert Delerive
1755 - 1818