Project Gutenberg 2007-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 69 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 second Reading ease score: 72.9 (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 second" by Vigée-Lebrun is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work represents the reflections and memoirs of the prominent portrait painter from the 18th century, chronicling her travels across Italy and her experiences within artistic circles of the time. As a significant female artist, Vigée-Lebrun offers insights into the challenges she faced and the influential figures she encountered, making this volume an important narrative in the history of art. The opening of the memoir begins with Vigée-Lebrun's reflections on her past and the impact of personal loss, which delayed the continuation of her work. She recounts her journey through Turin, where she faced travel difficulties and was graciously hosted by a local professor, Porporati. Throughout her travels across Italian cities, she admires famed artworks and beauty in architecture, describing her encounters with various artistic masterpieces and notable personalities, including her eventual arrival in the splendid city of Rome. This portion of the text sets the stage for her artistic journey, while also emphasizing her personal experiences and emotional responses to the beauty surrounding her. (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 429984 427131 2024-10-10T06:33:54.114760 2023-09-10T09:31:19.475632 text/html text/html 412118 2007-10-12T11:35:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 220416 2007-10-12T11:35:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 331453 2024-10-10T06:34:03.814706 application/epub+zip 338456 2024-10-10T06:33:58.435755 application/epub+zip 227563 2024-10-10T06:33:56.866723 application/epub+zip 730594 2024-10-10T06:34:07.690693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 725164 2024-10-10T06:34:02.713728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324779 2022-09-11T03:34:05.664779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402454 402170 2024-10-10T06:33:53.271742 2023-09-10T09:31:18.816606 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 392973 2007-10-12T11:35:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 149565 2007-10-12T11:35:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20676 2024-10-10T06:34:07.831670 application/rdf+xml 26467 2024-10-10T06:33:57.417722 image/jpeg 4713 2024-10-10T06:33:57.139756 image/jpeg 329411 2024-10-10T06:33:54.160756 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia