Vigee Le Brun Flashcards
Parker and Pollock on Le Brun’s self portrait
Old mistress: women, art and ideology
1981
She offers herself as a beautiful object to be looked at, enjoyed and admired, but conveys nothing of the activity, the work, the mindfulness of the art that she purports to pursue
What inspired her straw hat self portrait
Le chapeau de paille- Peter Paul Rubens
WHAT did le brun love about the Rubens painting
The “two different light sources, simple daylight and the bright light of the sun” according to her memoirs
Gill perry “gender and art” 1999 on vigee straw hat portrait and the paintbrushes featured
You could say that they serve to show not just that she paints but that she is responsible for this very work. This is emphasised by the way that the colours on the brushes in her hand echo the colours elsewhere in the painting with the blue brush, in particular picking up the bright colour of the sky behind her
Who’s idea was it for Marie to be depicted con niños
Commissioned by the Batiments de Roi
Whose dress is MARIE wearing
THE red one of Queen Marie Lesczynskd who was loved for her generosity and piety
What was the biggest painting vigee undertook
Portrait of Marie Antoinette with her children
Date of “portrait of Marie Antoinette with her children”
1787
