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| Peace Bringing Back Abundance |
Artist:Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
Date:1780
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:40 3/8 × 52 1/8 in. (103 × 133 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Musée du Louvre, Paris, Département des Peintures (3052)
Wishing to gain admission to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1783 as a history painter, Vigée Le Brun presented this allegory as her reception piece. At the time, historical, mythological, religious, and allegorical subjects were considered superior to all others (portraiture, genre, landscape, and still life). With the American Revolution just ended, the artist’s choice was timely. The future is symbolized by Peace, on the right, who is ushering in Abundance with her cornucopia of fruit.
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