Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat

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Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat is a celebrated late-18th-century self-portrait painting by French artist Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, showcasing her refined Rococo style and her role as a prominent female court painter.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting ⓘ
self-portrait ⓘ
artisticStyle elegant, luminous color palette ⓘ
refined Rococo style ⓘ
associatedWith French court culture ⓘ
Marie Antoinette’s court ⓘ
collection National Gallery collection ⓘ
colorPalette warm tones with vivid accents ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun ⓘ
depictionStyle three-quarter-length portrait ⓘ
depicts easel ⓘ
fashionable 18th-century dress ⓘ
female artist ⓘ
outdoor background ⓘ
paintbrushes ⓘ
palette ⓘ
straw hat ⓘ
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun ⓘ
era Ancien Régime France ⓘ
linked to: Ancien Régime
genre portrait painting ⓘ
self-portraiture ⓘ
hasSubject artist at work ⓘ
self-representation ⓘ
women in art ⓘ
inception c. 1782 ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
inspiredBy Peter Paul Rubens ⓘ
Rubens’s Portrait of Susanna Lunden (Le Chapeau de Paille) ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
lighting strong natural light on the face ⓘ
location National Gallery, London ⓘ
linked to: National Gallery
materialUsed oil paint ⓘ
movement Neoclassicism ⓘ
Rococo ⓘ
notableFor combination of Rococo grace and emerging Neoclassical clarity ⓘ
depiction of the artist as a court painter ⓘ
direct gaze at the viewer ⓘ
informal, confident pose ⓘ
representation of a professional female artist ⓘ
originalTitle Autoportrait au chapeau de paille ⓘ
period late 18th century ⓘ
significance important example of 18th-century French portraiture ⓘ
key work in the history of women artists ⓘ
subjectPosition artist turned slightly to the side facing viewer ⓘ
support canvas ⓘ

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Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun → notableWork → Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat ⓘ