START WITH ART: Self-portrait by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

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Title: Self-portrait

Artist: Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

Date: 1790

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 100 x 81 cm

Start with Art Questions: 

• What do you see the artist wearing and holding? How does she look in the painting, and what do her clothes and expression tell you about her?

• Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was a famous portrait artist in the 18th century. Why do you think she chose to paint a self-portrait? How are self-portraits different from portraits of other people?

• If you could meet Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun and ask her one question about her self-portrait, what would you want to know?