How does Vigee-Lebrun represent herself differently in each portrait? How does she engage the viewer in different ways? How is the palette of each work different?

Vigee-Lebrun’s Portraiture

First, read the text covering Vigee-Lebrun’s Portraiture:

1. Vigee Lebrun, Portraitist

Then, use the Vigee-Lebrun comparison images in the module to write an approximately 250-word essay comparing her pre-revolutionary and post-revolutionary portrait. After the Revolution rococo art went out of style and was associated with the vanquished former monarchy. It was no longer fashionable for men to wear colorful or ornamental clothing and makeup, and women were encouraged to be “modest”.

Consider the following questions in your essay:

1. How does Vigee-Lebrun represent herself differently in each portrait?
2. How does she engage the viewer in different ways?
3. How is the palette of each work different?