{"product_id":"moments-of-joy-elizabeth-vigee-lionel-strachey-9781523369539","title":"Moments of Joy Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun: Including excerpts from Souvenirs de Ma Vie and 79 color illustrations","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lionel Strachey, Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1523369531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781523369539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Lionel Strachey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986919850239,"sku":"9781523369539","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_faf76ee4-4e7e-492a-bf8d-156d7a2ddfbe.jpg?v=1683285939","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/moments-of-joy-elizabeth-vigee-lionel-strachey-9781523369539","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}