Marie-Louise-Elisabeth Vigee le Brun (1755-1842)Princess Eudocia Ivanovna Galitzine as Flora, 1799
Oil on canvas
To see this painting in person and to know the artist's history makes it much more impressive. The figure's skin is so luminescent! You almost expect that if you touch it, it will be supple. It makes me appreciate the true beauty and potential of a glaze painting. The painter is French and was forced to flee France when the French Revolution broke out. She had been a favorite of the Queen's. She spent many years in exile painting foreign nobility like the russian princess portrayed here. They loved her flattering french style... of course.
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