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The Queen's Painter

On the extraordinary life of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Marie Antoinette's favorite portrait artist who traversed the boundaries of Rococo and Neoclassicism.

While many of our essays are free, one of the benefits of becoming a paid subscriber is having access to patron-only videos. In this video, Nicole Miras explores the extraordinary life of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842), who broke major barriers as a female artist and rose the ranks of French society, eventually becoming Marie Antoinette’s most beloved portrait artist.

Marie Antoinette in a Chemise Dress, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun ca. 1783. Via Wikimedia Commons. As discussed in the video above, this painting of Marie Antoinette in a chemise scandalized French society.

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