![]() ![]() Unlike Peeters, the life of Louise Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun is well documented. “How could you not read into that a certain will to be recognised?” Perhaps now, she will be. Vergara sees it as a discreet but assertive proclamation of her worthiness, not only of being a painter, but also a woman painter. This was yet another innovation no still life painter had previously thought to depict themselves in this way. We can perhaps gain some clues to her personality from the numerous miniature self-portraits reflected in the gilt cups and goblets of her paintings. But beyond that the details of her life remain a mystery. “We do know that the leading collectors of the time had paintings by her,” says Vergara. ![]()
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