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Self-Portrait with Her Daughter, Julie

by Élisabeth Vigée-Le Brun · 1789

Self-Portrait with Her Daughter, Julie by Élisabeth Vigée-Le Brun

Artist

Élisabeth Vigée-Le Brun was a France painter associated with the Neoclassicism movement.

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Artwork

Self-Portrait with Julie is an oil-on-wood painting by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, created in 1789 at the height of the French Revolution, which depicts the artist in a tender embrace with her daughter, Julie. The painting reimagines the artist's 1787 Self-Portrait with Julie , clothing the figures instead in classical attire, aligning with the rise of Neoclassicism. The painting highlights Vigée Le Brun's technical skill, as well as her artistic identity and independence, especially at a time when art was a male-dominated field. The work is currently in the collection of the Louvre.

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Artist
Élisabeth Vigée-Le Brun
Year
1789
Movement
Neoclassicism
Country
France
Location
département des peintures du musée du Louvre