Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

Madame Vigée-Lebrun and her daughter, by Elisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun. Oil on canvas, 1789. The Louvre Museum, Paris. I learned about Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun when I was studying art history in university. She was one of the few...

Julie Manet: Impressionism’s most famous girl

Child with Cat, Pierre August Renoir. Oil on canvas, 1887. Musée d’Orsay, Paris. You may have seen her face many times without knowing who she was. Born in 1878 in Paris, Julie Manet was the daughter of famous painters Berthe Mirosot and Eugene Manet....

The story of Eugenia Martinez Vallejo

Eugenia Martinez Vallejo, Clothed. Juan Carreño de Miranda. Oil on canvas, c. 1680. Image from Museo del Prado. Born 1674 in Bárcenas, Spain, Eugenia Martinez Vallejo is known for featuring in two paintings by artist Juan Carreno de Miranda. Known for...

Artist Spotlight: Gabrielle McNally

In our Artist Spotlight, Junior Girl Libby Serra interviewed a working artist and professor, Gabrielle McNally, who is based in Michigan.

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