Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
1802
oil
canvas
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Porträt der Luise von Preußen (1770-1836), Ehefrau von Anton Radziwiłł (1775-1833) is a 1802 oil by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, a Neoclassicism work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This painting is a portrait of a young woman with fair skin and curly brown hair. She is wearing a black dress with a red sash and gold jewelry, including a necklace and a feather in her hair. The background is a plain gray color. The woman's expression is calm and serene, and her eyes seem to be looking directly at the viewer. The painting is done in a realistic style, with attention to detail in the subject's clothing and accessories. The artist who painted this portrait is Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun.
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French: ; née Vigée; 16 April 1755 – 30 March 1842), also known as Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun or simply Madame Le Brun, was a French painter who mostly specialized in portrait…
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