Moments of Joy Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun: Including excerpts from Souvenirs de Ma Vie and 79 color illustrations (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781523369539)

ﾉlisabeth Louise Vig馥 Le Brun was the daughter of an artist and studied the masterworks of Rubens, Rembrandt, and Van Dyck. In 1783, she was admitted to France's Acad駑ie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. Before she fled the French Revolution, she made her way painting portraits of the French court, including Marie Antoinette. In exile, she painted the royalty of Naples, Russia, and Great Britain. Unlike most of the great old masters, Vig馥 Le Brun left a detailed memoir recounting her travels as an independent woman and artist. With a lively wit she describes meeting Catherine the Great, the hazards of painting sessions with live eagles, and sharp observations of daily life in post-revolutionary France and pre-revolutionary Russia. With humor, she observed that the legendary "blackbird pie" became an extraordinary event when live birds encountered lofty powdered wigs. She was aware that in a era with few divorces, there were many duels.Moments of Joy-Elisabeth Louise Vig馥 Le Brun is generously illustrated with 79 high-quality color plates. This is a readers' edition with quality design, comfortably-sized text, and a format that is easy to hold and use. It is the perfect introduction to this great artist.

Author: Lionel Strachey, Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun
ISBN-10: 1523369531
ISBN-13: 9781523369539
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/11/2016
Pages: 186
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d