In her new book, Twelve Paintings, writer Tal Sterngast explores Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie, which is known for an exceptional collection of European paintings. She lands on twelve paintings from the ...

Of all the abductions, this one is different.

Marie Antoinette is an iconic, larger-than-life historical figure who has long embodied the French cultural and social milieu pre-Revolution. I am equally amused, disturbed, and fascinated by the ...

15 x 20.9 cm. (5.9 x 8.2 in.) N. Jeffares, "Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun," Dictionary of Pastellists before 1800, London 2006, online edition [http://www ...

J. Tripier Le Franc, Notice sur la vie et les ouvrages de Mme Le Brun, Paris 1828, pp. 179-180; E.L. Vigée Le Brun, Souvenirs de Madame Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Paris 1835, vol. I, pp. 23, 318; ...

I misread the title of this new account of the life and art of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842) as “Darling” and thus, momentarily, feared it would perpetuate the caricature of the French ...

Of all the abductions, this one is different.

Angelica Kauffman and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun both blended the two prevalent movements of the late 18th century, gaining favor in the eyes of royalty of the day. Angelica Kauffman, Princess Augusta ...

The artist's work led Sotheby's Master Paintings evening sale in New York, with a little pre-sale help from Victoria Beckham. Victoria Beckham with Elisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun's Portrait of ...

The Old Master painter Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was a trailblazer in her lifetime as the portraitist for Marie Antoinette among other aristocrats and royals in an era when few women were known ...

Tracks the change in total value of sales, as well as the total number of lots offered and sold annually in the art market. This chart shows whether Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun’s total sales are going up, ...