105. Vigee Le Brun

Who is the artist known for her lavish portraits of Marie-Antoinette?

• Élisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun
• Queen Victoria
• Catherine the Great
• Marie-Antoinette

What is the significance of Vigée-LeBrun's portraits of Marie-Antoinette?

• They showed the suffering of the people during the famine.
• They displayed Marie-Antoinette's power and station.
• They were painted in the Rococo style.
• They were painted for Emperor Joseph II of Austria.

What was the historical context of the French Revolution and its impact on Vigée-LeBrun's life and work?

• It made her famous and wealthy.
• It led to her exile from France.
• It inspired her to paint self-portraits.
• It resulted in her execution.

What characteristics in Vigée-LeBrun's self-portrait express the Rococo style?

• Relaxed pose

• Youthful Appearance

• Free-flowing feminine dress

• All of these

After fleeing France during the French Revolution, Vigee initially settled in what city during her exile?

• Rome

• Florence

• Vienna

• Berlin

lisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun’s Self-Portrait differs from earlier European portraiture traditions because Vigée Le Brun

• depicted herself standing instead of seated as would be traditional for women

• rejected the inclusion of religious references in her self portrait

• used her self-portrait to convey coded political ideas

• was among the first women to depict herself as a professional artist

The woman Vigee paints is most likely:

• Her daughter

• Her mother

• Marie Antoinette

• Madame Pompadour