Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun [ Art and Literature ]
… worldly artist who excelled at constructing representations of herself and of others. In October 1789, she emigrated to Italy, then over the next twenty years, criss-crossed the continent from Rome to Saint Petersburg, ending with a sojourn … Champion, 2015). Though she had frequented few Britons while living in Paris, this changed once she crossed the Alps. Italy was a key stop on the Grand Tour and a highly popular destination for British nationals; artists and art … self-portrait she intended to submit to the Florence Academy, as they were instrumental in establishing her notoriety in Italy. 5 . Geneviève Haroche-Bouzinac, L. E. Vigée Le Brun. Histoire d’un regard (Paris : Flammarion, 2011), p. 215. …
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