Louis Vigée
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Louis Vigée was a French portraitist, fan painter, artist in pastels and a member of the Académie de Saint-Luc
. He is also notable as the father of the writer Étienne Vigée
and the painter Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun.
Académie de Saint-Luc
The Académie de Saint-Luc was a painters' guild set up in Paris in 1391 by the Provost of Paris, along the lines of the Guilds of Saint Luke in the rest of Europe...
. He is also notable as the father of the writer Étienne Vigée
Étienne Vigée
Louis-Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Vigée was a French playwright and man of letters.Born into an artistic family, he was the son of the pastellist Louis Vigée and the brother of the celebrated painter Élisabeth Vigée. He was popular in the salons for his pleasant personality and quick wit...
and the painter Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun.
External links
- http://www.artnet.com/artist/644753/louis-vigee.html