Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution [E–pub/E–book]
- Hardcover
- 256
- Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution
- Gita May
- English
- 02 November 2020
- 9780300108729
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Review ↠ Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution Î PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Read & download ï PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Ú Gita May The story of Marie Antoinette’s portraitist a remarkable woman living in dangerous times The foremost woman artist of her age Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun 1755 1842 exerted her considerable charm to become the friend and then official portraitist of Marie Antoinette Though profitable this role made Vigée Le Brun a public and controversial figure and in 1789 it precipitated her exile In a Europe torn by strife and revolution she nevertheless ma. I m a big fan of Elisabeth Vigee Lebrun but this biography is a terrible representation of her life The author not only continually repeats information but she does so using the same phrases over over again She is constantly referring to Vigee Lebrun s Souvenirs so in a sense the book is written about Souvenirs rather than Vigee Lebrun herself The author also contradicts herself On one page she claims Vigee Lebrun was surprised by the events of 1789 but on the very next pages she says that Vigee Lebrun was depressed because she knew what was coming This makes no sense Worst of all important information is left out For example the author states that Vigee Lebrun her daughter emigrate from France but it doesn t give a date I guess the reader is supposed to stop what they are doing research information that the author should ve provided in the book thus eliminating any reason to read it in the 1st place
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Review ↠ Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution Î PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Read & download ï PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Ú Gita May D significance of her art 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 A generous selection of illustrations including sixteen of Vigée Le Brun’s portraits presented in full color completes this exceptional volume. I have to say it s not terribly well written somewhat repetitive and the chronology is awkward at times There are also odd things for example we are only told on the last leg that Elisabeth was accompanied by her brother in law Auguste Riviere during her long exile and travels around Europe yet this is presented as accompanied by the ever loyal And one of the detailed descriptions is of the wrong plate A good copy editor would have solved a lot of these infelicities But Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun was a fascinating woman the book left me wanting to know
Read & download ï PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Ú Gita MayReview ↠ Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution Î PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Read & download ï PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Ú Gita May Naged to thrive as an independent self supporting artist doggedly setting up studios in Rome Naples Venice Milan Vienna St Petersburg and London Long overlooked or dismissed Vigée Le Brun’s portraits now hang in the Louvre in a room of their own as well as in all leading art museums of the worldThis gripping biography tells the story of a singularly gifted and high spirited woman during the revolutionary era and explores the development an. A good introduction to the artist It does make me want to read her memoirs The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology era and Withrow and MacEwen's Small Animal Clinical Oncology explores the development an. A good introduction to the artist It does make me want to read her memoirs
Free read Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution Gita May Ú 2 Read Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution [E–pub/E–book] This book is basically a summary of Le Brun's memoirs some additional biographies are added about the people she met during her travels which are useful but overall I'd have to say this is a disappointing and rather superficial look at one of the major portrait artists of 18th century France In many respects you would be better ser
Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution [E–pub/E–book] Read & download ï PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Ú Gita May Free read Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution I'm a big fan of Elisabeth Vigee Lebrun but this biography is a terrible representation of her life The author not only continually repeats information but she does so using the same phrases over over again She is constantly referring to Vigee Lebrun's Souvenirs so in a sense the book is written about Souvenirs rather than Vigee Lebrun herself The author also contradicts herself On one page she claims Vigee Lebrun was surprised b
Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution [E–pub/E–book] A glittering biography of one of the foremost female painters of Pre Revolutionary France who not only survived the Revolution she also managed to thrive during and well after Napoleon's reign The author borrows liberally from Vigee Le Brun's memoirs which could be something of a let down as the author makes little use of other sources Howeve
Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution [E–pub/E–book] Free read Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution A disappointing biography considering that the amount of available source material The idea of an artist's odyssey to escape the French Revolution comes across very superficially there was so much to cover here
Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution [E–pub/E–book] I really enjoyed this book about the adventurous life of ELISABETH VIGÉE LE BRUN 17755 1842 the polyglot well travelled French artist who painted the portraits of the nobility and high society in France Italy Russia and England during rather turbulent times
Gita May Ú 2 Read Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution [E–pub/E–book] A good introduction to the artist It does make me want to read her memoirs
Gita May Ú 2 Read Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution [E–pub/E–book] Too easy too uick 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
Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution [E–pub/E–book] Gita May’s biography is very well written and lively I found it particularly engaging in that it features a woman who enjoyed a successful career during an era when most women were denied the opportunity to have one at all As a court painter who traveled throughout her years of exile Le Brun’s biography takes the reader on a tour of the courts of Europe and Russia during the Revolutionary era A woman of contradictions Le Brun was a st
Read & download ï PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Ú Gita May Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution [E–pub/E–book] I have to say it's not terribly well written somewhat repetitive and the chronology is awkward at times There are also odd things for example we are only told on the last leg that Elisabeth was accompanied by her brother in law Auguste Riviere during her long exile and travels around Europe yet this is presented as accompanied by the ever loyal And one of the detailed descriptions is of the wrong plate A good copy editor
Free read Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution Read & download ï PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Ú Gita May Gita May Ú 2 Read I've alway enjoyed the paintings of Vige Le Brun Her self portrait is my favorite painting in the Kimball Art Museum collection Therefore I was interested in her life and times in which she lived the monarchy of Louis the XV