Lunchtime Gallery Talk: Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun - Countess Golovine

Location
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Dates
Thursday 2 February 2012 (13:15-13:30)
Contact

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Admission FREE

Vigée-Lebrun
Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun - Countess Golovine

Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (1755-1842)
Countess Golovine, about 1797/1800

Talk by Maria Daniels, Barber Slide/Visual Resources Librarian

Who was Countess Golovine? What does her gaze reveal? Why was the artist in exile? Find out more about one of the Barber’s most-loved paintings during this illuminating talk.