Lebrun broke through barriers with her feminine and scandalous artwork, which was oftentimes criticized and belittled on the basis of her being a woman. She contributed to the feminism of the 18th century through her representation of women, motherhood and herself in her portraits.
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Which of Marie-Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun's portraits are you based on your zodiac? Or choose your own! 1. She was the official painter of the queen, Marie-Antoinette. She painted over 30 portraits of the queen and her family. 2. She got into The Royal Academy, an elite art school, in a time where the limit of female students they'd accept was 4. 3. She, and other women of the art world during her time, often received backhanded compliments. She was once told that her painting seemed as though it was made by "a man of great merit" rather than a woman 4. She was born in Paris, but during her lifetime she lived in many different places, such as Italy, Russia, and Austria 5. She painted a portrait of Marie-Antoinette in which she is wearing a plain white gown. This caused a huge scandal about the informal dress and display of the queen's body, to the point where it had to be removed from the front of the exhibition to avoid the insults and slurs being yelled.
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