1787 (ca.), Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Madame Adélaïde -- Phoenix Art Museum

            From the museum label:

The portraits seen here share a unique and surprising connection. The two women depicted are the daughters of Louis XV, sisters who were both exiled during the French Revolution. The portraits were painted by women artists, each of whom were students at the prestigious Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture and were, in fact, two of only four women admitted to the Academy at that time.

The portrait of Madame Victoire seen on the left [see separate photo] was painted by self-taught portraitist Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, who was known as the official court painter for Marie Antoinette. In 1789, at the violent start of the French Revolution, Vigée Le Brun-a Royalist-fled the country with her young daughter, Julie. Over the next 12 years, the pair and Julie's governess remained in exile and traveled across Europe. Vigée Le Brun continued her career as an artist and painted portraits of distinguished families and aristocracies in Florence, Naples, Rome, Vienna, Berlin, England, and St. Petersburg. It was in Rome that she met Madame Victoire. In the portrait seen here, Madame Victoire is depicted as a graceful and sophisticated 58-year-old princess.

Madame Victoire's sister, Madame Adélaïde, whose portrait hangs on the right [this photo], was painted by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Vigée Le Brun's contemporary, and a strong supporter of the French Revolution. In contrast to Vigée Le Brun's portrait of Madame Victoire, Labille-Guiard depicts Madame Adélaïde as sophisticated, regal, and fashionable, posed in a space filled with clues that hint at her refinement and wealth. Madame Adélaïde, an artist herself, is depicted holding a porte-crayon and approaching an easel, an unusual representation at the time that is evidence of her access and privilege, as women were not highly recognized as artists.

Taken on: October 23, 2024

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