Project Gutenberg 2007-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 133 Vigée-Lebrun, Louise-Elisabeth 1755 1842 Vigée-Lebrun, Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, Louise-Elisabeth Lebrun, Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigée Souvenirs de Madame Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Tome premier Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Eric Vautier, Rénald Lévesque (HTML version) and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Souvenirs de Madame Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Tome premier" by Vigée-Lebrun is a collection of autobiographical accounts written in the early 19th century. The book chronicles the life and career of the renowned female painter Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, offering insights into her childhood, relationships, and experiences within the art world as she grew to prominence. The narrative not only reflects her passion for painting but also captures the vibrant society of European artists and nobility during her lifetime. The opening of the memoir presents a heartfelt letter from Vigée-Lebrun to her friend, in which she reflects on her early memories and the formative years spent in a convent. She describes her innate passion for painting, which blossomed in her childhood as she sketched on anything available, and highlights the influence of her artistic family, particularly her father's encouragement. As she recalls her path to becoming a painter, the opening segment lays a foundation for an exploration of her artistic journey, including her encounters with notable figures and the challenges she faced as a woman in a male-dominated profession. The vivid anecdotes she shares set the stage for a deeper dive into her life and the pivotal moments that shaped her career and aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Vigée-Lebrun, Louise-Elisabeth, 1755-1842 Painters -- France -- Biography ND Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General 381590 377278 2024-10-10T06:33:32.114363 2023-09-10T09:31:00.822462 text/html text/html 363233 2007-10-12T11:30:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 175349 2007-10-12T11:30:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 285785 2024-10-10T06:33:42.015836 application/epub+zip 292507 2024-10-10T06:33:36.401843 application/epub+zip 209026 2024-10-10T06:33:34.864366 application/epub+zip 618491 2024-10-10T06:33:45.838885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632037 2024-10-10T06:33:40.958855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320878 2022-09-11T03:33:38.012546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351269 350985 2024-10-10T06:33:31.328550 2023-09-10T09:31:00.072468 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 342970 2007-10-12T11:30:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 129541 2007-10-12T11:30:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21003 2024-10-10T06:33:45.972782 application/rdf+xml 26398 2024-10-10T06:33:35.424351 image/jpeg 4700 2024-10-10T06:33:35.143343 image/jpeg 281427 2024-10-10T06:33:32.152359 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia