脠lisabeth Vig茅e Le Brun: [鈥 happiness only in painting
7:00 PM 鈥� 9:00 PM
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脠lisabeth Vig茅e Le Brun: [鈥 happiness only in painting
Speaker: Paul Lang, Deputy Director and Chief Curator National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
CSECS Host: Dr. Stephanie Dickey, Bader Chair in Northern Baroque Art, Queen鈥檚 University
Friday, October 28th, 7 :00pm
Location : Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen鈥檚 Campus (Light refreshments to follow)
脠lisabeth Vig茅e Le Brun can be considered the most important woman painter of her time. As early as 1778, she became Marie-Antoinette鈥檚 official portraitist, a title which was very beneficial to her career. Demonstrating a virtuosity that aroused much jealousy, she had a large clientele as she managed to portray her models with a beauty and an elegance that was not far from reality. Forced to flee France in 1789, she continued to renew the portrait genre in various European capitals. In Italy, Austria, Russia and Germany until 1802, then in England and Switzerland until 1808, she only strengthened her prestige and fame.
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