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| Maria Luisa di Borbone, Princess of the Two Sicilies |
Artist:Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
Date:1790
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:46 7/8 × 32 1/4 in. (119 × 82 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Museo di Capodimonte, Naples (OA 7228)
For her likeness of Maria Luisa (1773–1802), painted in Naples, Vigée Le Brun abandoned the convention of formal royal portraiture in accordance with which the sitter’s rank is indicated. Instead, she presents the rather plain princess seated at a desk, her porte-crayon in hand, providing a glimpse of her drawing. The effect is intimate and spontaneous.
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