MEASURING UP TO THE OLD MASTERS - ÉLISABETH LOUISE VIGÉE LE BRUN AND ANGELICA KAUFFMANN

Franny Moyle compares how Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun and Angelica Kauffman used Old Master references to argue for women’s stature as painters.

This illustrated talk considers how two eighteenth-century painters invited comparison with Old Masters and their male contemporaries as part of their efforts to establish women’s artistic ability in a period of entrenched gender prejudice. The detail describes a 45-minute talk; the full lecture programme gives a 19:30 start but does not establish a finish for this entry. Online Zoom attendance is also offered through the society.