Portrait of a Woman
Art, Rivalry & Revolution in the Life of Adelaide Labille-Guiard
(Sprache: Englisch)
"Born in Paris in 1749, Adâelaèide Labille-Guiard rose from shopkeeper's daughter to an official portraitist of the royal court, only to have her achievements reduced to ash by the French Revolution. While she defied societal barriers to become a member of...
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"Born in Paris in 1749, Adâelaèide Labille-Guiard rose from shopkeeper's daughter to an official portraitist of the royal court, only to have her achievements reduced to ash by the French Revolution. While she defied societal barriers to become a member of the exclusive Acadâemie Royale and a mentor for other ambitious women painters, she left behind few writings, and her legacy was long overshadowed by celebrated portraitist and memoirist âElisabeth Vigâee-Lebrun. ... In this ... biography, Bridget Quinn applies her insightful interpretation of art history to Labille-Guiard's life. She offers a ... new perspective on the artist's feminism, her sexuality, and her vision of the world"--
Autoren-Porträt von Bridget Quinn
Bridget Quinn is a writer, art historian, and critic. She is the author of the award-winning Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (in That Order) and She Votes: How U.S. Women Won Suffrage, and What Happened Next. A graduate of New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts and a regular contributor to the arts magazine Hyperallergic, Quinn is a sought-after speaker on women and art. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.
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- Autor: Bridget Quinn
- 2024, 224 Seiten, Maße: 19,3 x 24,1 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Chronicle Books
- ISBN-10: 1797211870
- ISBN-13: 9781797211879
- Erscheinungsdatum: 14.05.2024
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Englisch
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