Louise Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun
1755–1842 · French · 31 artworks
RococoNeoclassicismsoft brushworkelegant posesattention to fabrics and texturesnaturalistic lightingidealized beauty
artist bio
Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun was a prominent French portrait painter, particularly known for her portraits of Marie Antoinette and other members of the aristocracy. Her skill in capturing likeness and her ability to navigate the changing political landscape of France made her one of the most successful female artists of her time.
what you'll learn
Studying Vigée Le Brun's work allows students to understand the transition from Rococo to Neoclassical styles, and to analyze the role of portraiture in reflecting social status and historical events. Students can also learn about the challenges and achievements of women artists in the 18th and 19th centuries.
related: Jean-Baptiste Greuze
31 artworks
Portrait of Charles Alexandre de Calonne
1784
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Francis I Bourbon
1790
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Princess Louise of Prussia Princess Antoni Henryk Radziwill
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Antoinette-Elisabeth-Marie Daguesseau
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Marie Antoinette
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Countess Bucquoi
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Portrait of Élisabeth of France
1787
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Elisabeth Alexeievna
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Maria Luisa of Spain, wife of Emperor Leopold II
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Madame Vigee Lebrun and her daughter, Jeanne Lucie Louise
1789
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Mrs Vigee-Lebrun and her daughter, Jeanne-Lucie-Louise
1786
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Self-portrait
1790
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Portrait of Stanislas Augustus Poniatowski
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Portrait of a Lady
1789
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Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon-Penthièvre
1787
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Portrait of Empress Elisabeth Alexeievna of Russia
1795
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Portrait of Countess Golovine
1800
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Lady Hamilton as the Persian Sibyl
1792
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Luise von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Prussia
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Portrait of Anna Pitt as Hebe
1792
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André Hercule de Fleury
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Portrait of Madame du Barry
1782
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The Marquise de Pezay, and the Marquise de Rougé with Her Sons Alexis and Adrien
1787
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Portrait of Marie-Antoinette Queen of France in crimson dress holding a book
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Portrait of Caroline Murat with her daughter, Letizia
1807
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Maria Grigorievna Viazemskaia, Princess Golitsyna 1772-1865 , seated three-quarter-length
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Portrait of Count Pavel Shuvalov
1799
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Portrait of a Young Woman
1797
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Portrait of Antoinette Elisabeth Marie d'Aguesseau, countess of Ségur
1785
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Portrait of Izabela Lubomirska
1782
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Portrait of Prince Henry Lubomirski as the Genius of Fame
1789
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