Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Memoirs of a Painter But once the French Revolution came in 1789, she was forced to flee the country with her nine-year old daughter. As one of only four female academicians, Vigée-Lebrun enjoyed a high artistic, social and political profile. Her talent soon came to the attention of the French queen, who in 1783
| Title | : | Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Memoirs of a Painter |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.88 (391 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1906393168 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2009-03-25 |
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At the age of 15, Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun was earning enough money from her portrait painting to support herself, her widowed mother and her younger brother. She became Marie Antoinette´s favorite painter; European aristocrats, actors and writers were also her patrons; and she was elected a member of the art academies in 10 cities. Trained by her father, the minor portraitist Louis Vigée, she joined Paris´s Academy of Saint Luke at 19. Two years later she married Pierre Lebrun, an art dealer who helped her gain valuable access to the art world. Her talent soon came to the attention of the French queen, who in 1783 appointed her a member of Paris´s prestigious Academie Royale. As one of only four female academicians, Vigée-Lebrun enjoyed a high artistic, social and political profile. But once the French Revolution came in 1789, she was forced to flee the country with her nine-year old daughter. During the next 12 years she painted portraits of the m
Editorial : About the Author Vigee-Lebrun (1755-1842) published her memoirs, titled Souvenirs, in three volumes between 1835 and 1837. In them we discover the exceptional life of a precocious painter who witnessed the beginnings of the French Revolution, lived under both the Empire and the Restoration periods, and passed away during the July Monarchy at the age of eighty-seven. Compelled to leave France following the Revolution, she charmed the European aristocracy while enduring strong personal problems. A remarkable life story told first hand by one of the most important painters of her time
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