Elizabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun Accomplishments
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HUM164 (Kathy Brinez)
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Module 1 written assignment, chapters 16-18 Elizabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun was a French artist born in Paris, France on April 16, 1755. She is considered to be one of 300 women that changed the world and one of the most successful woman artists of her time for her work which was predominately portraits of women.
Madame Le Brun was born to a portraitist and fan painting father and a hairstylist mother. Her father served as her first teacher until she was sent to live with relatives and eventually a convent. Madame Lebrun’s other influential teachers and counselors where Gabriel François Doyen, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Joseph Vernet, and other masters. A quick learner and skilled artist she …show more content…
The queen was so impressed that Madame Le Brun would paint for the Queen and the royal family for six years. Her works numbered 20 portraits of the Queen in a wide variety of costumes and poses. She was commonly known as the official Portraitist of the Queen.
With the onset of the French Revolution in 1789 Madame Le Brun would leave France with her daughter and tour Rome, Naples, Vienna, Berlin, St Petersburg and Moscow. Not only was she achieved Artist she would also become a leading figure in society. She would remain abroad for 12 years before returning to Paris where she would published her memoirs and paint until she dies on March 30, 1842. She was buried in Louveciennes, Il-de-France where she owned a home until it was captured by the Prussians in 1814.
Madame Le Brun style is considered Rococo (ornate and strong usage of creamy, pastel-like colors, asymmetrical designs, curves and gold) however she is also considered Neoclassical (styles and spirit of classic antiquity inspired directly from the classical period) because almost all of her portraits are representative of Neoclassical dress rather than that of history (story painting). Because of her use of soft pastels, posses, playful approach and witty themes she is said to be purely
HUM164 (Kathy Brinez)
925459694
Module 1 written assignment, chapters 16-18 Elizabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun was a French artist born in Paris, France on April 16, 1755. She is considered to be one of 300 women that changed the world and one of the most successful woman artists of her time for her work which was predominately portraits of women.
Madame Le Brun was born to a portraitist and fan painting father and a hairstylist mother. Her father served as her first teacher until she was sent to live with relatives and eventually a convent. Madame Lebrun’s other influential teachers and counselors where Gabriel François Doyen, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Joseph Vernet, and other masters. A quick learner and skilled artist she …show more content…
The queen was so impressed that Madame Le Brun would paint for the Queen and the royal family for six years. Her works numbered 20 portraits of the Queen in a wide variety of costumes and poses. She was commonly known as the official Portraitist of the Queen.
With the onset of the French Revolution in 1789 Madame Le Brun would leave France with her daughter and tour Rome, Naples, Vienna, Berlin, St Petersburg and Moscow. Not only was she achieved Artist she would also become a leading figure in society. She would remain abroad for 12 years before returning to Paris where she would published her memoirs and paint until she dies on March 30, 1842. She was buried in Louveciennes, Il-de-France where she owned a home until it was captured by the Prussians in 1814.
Madame Le Brun style is considered Rococo (ornate and strong usage of creamy, pastel-like colors, asymmetrical designs, curves and gold) however she is also considered Neoclassical (styles and spirit of classic antiquity inspired directly from the classical period) because almost all of her portraits are representative of Neoclassical dress rather than that of history (story painting). Because of her use of soft pastels, posses, playful approach and witty themes she is said to be purely