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Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun – a Pioneering Woman Painter in the 18th Century
Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (1755–1842) was a pioneering French portrait painter celebrated for her captivating depictions of European royalty, aristocrats, and intellectuals during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Goya: Blood, tragedy and eternal Spain
His use of chiaroscuro in his dark, intense paintings influenced many artists, including Manet. This monograph presents the essential works of this pioneering artist, today considered the father of modern art.
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Goya (English version)
Goya is perhaps the most approachable of painters. His art, like his life, is an open book. He concealed nothing from his contemporaries, and offered his art to them with the same frankness. He proved that if a man has the capacity to live and multiply his experiences, to fight and work, he can produce great art without classical decorum and traditional respectability.
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