Who is Vigée Le Brun? Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was born April 16, 1755 in Paris. Her father, Louis Vigée (1715-1767) was a portrait artist whose clientele came from the upper echelons of the bourgeoisie, and he exhibited regularly in the Salons of the Académie de Saint-Luc between 1751 and 1764. Her mother, Jeanne Maissin, was the daughter of a merchant-farmer from the province of Luxembourg.
From early childhood to the end of her life, her greatest passion was art. She left over 600 recorded portraits and 200 landscapes for posterity, and she traveled thousands of miles across Europe to fulfill her destiny. She continued to paint and travel and lived until 1842. She never quite achieved the acclaim at home, in France, that she had enjoyed abroad.
Works of Vigée Le Brun?
From early childhood to the end of her life, her greatest passion was art. She left over 600 recorded portraits and 200 landscapes for posterity, and she traveled thousands of miles across Europe to fulfill her destiny. She continued to paint and travel and lived until 1842. She never quite achieved the acclaim at home, in France, that she had enjoyed abroad.
Works of Vigée Le Brun?
