Julie Le Brun (1780-1819) Looking in a Mirror
Item
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Title
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Julie Le Brun (1780-1819) Looking in a Mirror
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Rights
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Metropolitan Art Museum, Public Domain.
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Creator
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Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
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Date
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1787
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Description
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This portrait was a series of three that Elisabeth submitted to the French Royal Academy Salon. Julie is positioned facing to the left, revealing a profile view. She is holding a mirror that reveals a straight-on view of Julie. Playing with illusion draws on two different perspectives in the composition by creating a double image.
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Format
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Painting. Oil on canvas. 73 × 59.4 cm.
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Publisher
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Metropolitan Art Museum
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Contributor
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Madalyn Wnenta
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Identifier
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Metropolitan Art Museum. 2019.141.23
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Subject
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Young girl; child; mirror; France; 1700s; 18th century; Julie Le Brun; French baroque; rococo
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Source
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Jpeg file. Metropolitan Art Museum Digital Collections. 10/27/25.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/438132
