![]() ![]() ![]() In Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution (2008), Caroline Weber writes that: 2) and exhibited it in the Salon but it was heavily criticized for the attire worn by the queen. Vigée had painted Marie Antoinette in a Chemise Dress (Fig. This work was painted shortly after a similar portrait commissioned by Marie Antoinette. She was interested in the arts and commissioned many portraits, favoring Vigée Le Brun. Antoinette was regarded as one of the most fashionable women of the day due to her extravagant Rococo styles and her ability to set trends. ![]() She married Louis XVI and entered the French royal family in 1770, becoming the Queen of France (Winter et al.). She was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Maria-Theresa, ruler of the Hapsburg Empire. The sitter is Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) who was born in Vienna as the Duchess of Austria. In 1788, she was granted patronage by Marie-Antoinette and became her court painter until the monarchy was abolished (Nicholson). Vigée Le Brun was admitted to the Académie Royale by royal intervention on May 31, 1783. ![]() She is associated with the mixture of Rococo and Neoclassical style during the late 18 th century. By the age of 15, she was already developing herself as an artist, receiving encouragement from painters such as Joseph Vernet. ![]()
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