What was Vigée-Lebrun best known for?

Answer 1

Elisabeth Louise Vigee-Le Brun (1755 - 1842) is best known for her work as a prolific painter of 660 portraits. Le Brun's father, Louis Vigee, was a portraitist who began to teach her his trade but died when she was 12. Le Brun was largely self-taught and learned how to paint by copying paintings she saw in Paris collections and, later in her life, the work of Peter Paul Rubens. By the time she was 15, Le Brun was making enough money selling her paintings to support herself and her mother and younger brother. She married Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Le Brun, an art dealer and painter, in 1776. Le Brun came to the attention of Queen Marie Antoinette in 1783 and she soon became one of the Queen's favorite painters. Le Brun was forced to flee the country once the French Revolution broke out. During this period of exile, the artist painted portraits for wealthy patrons all over Europe, from Italy to Russia. Le Brun had a keen interest in using fashion as a means to depict personality and social standing, and her portraits show off the elegance, wealth, and personality of her sitters.

Answer 2

Louise Marie Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun is known for portraits and landscapes.