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# Read * Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun: The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution by Gita May ↠ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun: The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution The book also recounts the public and private lives of Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun, connecting her with such personalities of her age as Catherine the Great, Napoleon, and Benjamin Franklin, and setting her experiences in the context of contemporary European politics and culture. Though profitable, this role made Vigée Le Brun a public and controversial figure, and in 1789 it precipitated her exile. Petersburg, and London. A generous selection of illustrations, including sixteen
| Title | : | Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun: The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.49 (656 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300108729 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-14 |
| Language | : | English |
Still, she effectively conveys that, for Vigee Le Brun, matters such as politics, friendship, and love were subordinate to an absolute focus on honing her skill. Even post-Revolution exile was turned to advantage; she traversed Europe looking at masterpieces and painting such subjects as Byron and the family of Catherine the Great. Occasionally, one feels the lack of broader perspectives, and May, a literature professor, fails to give a detailed sense of either the historical context or the aesthetic content of her subject's works. From The New Yorker Vigee Le Brun became a famous portraitist while
Disappointing The only good thing I can say about the book is that the prose is pleasant. It is an easy, quick read.Too easy, too quick. In other words, superficial. One reader found that the editing was terrible. And I agree. There are also repetitions, facts that are reiterated from one chapter to the next. Why? Was the book written in a rush?I expected Yale University Press to publish more serious studies. Let's see: Vigée Lebrun lived in one of the most exciting times in history, a time of libertines but also of liberty being sketched out by Voltaire and Rousseau and then. "An interesting book, a nightmarish editing job" according to Elizabeth A. Root. I must point out that I am reading this because I don't know that much about the subject; I can't really speak to its accuracy. I have always been charmed by Vigee Le Brun's work, and this is a relatively brief (2An interesting book, a nightmarish editing job I must point out that I am reading this because I don't know that much about the subject; I can't really speak to its accuracy. I have always been charmed by Vigee Le Brun's work, and this is a relatively brief (237 pp.), but insightful and informative account of her life. Since Vigee Le Brun's memoirs ran to three volumes, I assume that this could have been much longer, but I thought it was a satisfying length, giving me the feeling of having a good sense of the person without being overwhelmed by detail, cant and speculation. There are a couple of other monographs, n. 7 pp.), but insightful and informative account of her life. Since Vigee Le Brun's memoirs ran to three volumes, I assume that this could have been much longer, but I thought it was a satisfying length, giving me the feeling of having a good sense of the person without being overwhelmed by detail, cant and speculation. There are a couple of other monographs, n. Breaking the canvas ceiling One of the nice things about being interested in art and history, is that you find out the most amazing things -- if I had read this as the plot of a novel, I would have harrumphed and muttered Balderdash! But once I started reading this slim biography, I was hooked about this story of a woman who not just held her own in the French court before the Revolution and Terror, but managed to survive and thrive in a world where women were certainly a second class.Author Gita May takes on the intriguing and adventuresome story of Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun and fleshes it out int
The book also recounts the public and private lives of Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun, connecting her with such personalities of her age as Catherine the Great, Napoleon, and Benjamin Franklin, and setting her experiences in the context of contemporary European politics and culture. Though profitable, this role made Vigée Le Brun a public and controversial figure, and in 1789 it precipitated her exile. Petersburg, and London. A generous selection of illustrations, including sixteen of Vigée Le Brun’s portraits presented in full color, completes this exceptional volume.. In a Europe
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