EAN: 9781797211879

PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN - BRIDGET QUINN GEBUNDEN

This is a story on fire-from the flames of creative passion that inspired a young woman to
pursue painting  to the sparks fanned between her and a stunning supposed rival  to the bonfire
that destroyed her most ambitious canvas. Born in Paris in 1749  Adâelaèide Labille-Guiard rose
from shopkeeper's daughter to an official portraitist of the royal court-only to have her
achievements reduced to ash by the French Revolution. While she defied societal barriers to
become a member of the exclusive Acadâemie Royale and a mentor for other ambitious women
painters  she left behind few writings  and her legacy was long overshadowed by celebrated
portraitist and memoirist âElisabeth Vigâee-Lebrun. But Adâelaèide Labille-Guiard's story lives
on. In this engaging biography  Bridget Quinn applies her insightful interpretation of art
history to Labille-Guiard's life. She offers a fascinating new perspective on the artist's
feminism  her sexuality  and her vision of the world. Quinn expertly blends close analyses of
paintings with broader context about the era and inserts delicately fictionalized interpersonal
scenes that fill the gaps in the historical record. Adâelaèide Labille-Guiard's story takes
place at the dynamic intersection of art and politics  it shows the ways in which creative
women have been and continue to be sabotaged and pitted against each other. But it is also a
tale of solidarity  self-belief  and true passion for painting. This is a compelling and
inspiring look at an artist too-long overlooked--

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