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Isabella Teotochi Marini

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun French

1792

Not on view

In Venice, Vigée Le Brun reestablished contact with Dominique Vivant Denon, a diplomat, engraver, and member of the Académie royale, and at his request created this revealing portrait of his mistress, Isabella Marini. Using a relaxed style for a gift to a friend, she painted the work in service of a relationship she knew to be secret, creating a portrait that would fan the ardor of its owner.

Isabella Teotochi Marini, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris), Oil on paper, laid down on canvas — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Isabella Teotochi Marini

Artist: Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)

Date: 1792

Medium: Oil on paper, laid down on canvas

Dimensions: 19 × 13 7/8 in. (48.3 × 35.2 cm)
Frame: 25 1/4 × 20 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (64.1 × 51.1 × 6.4 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey (1950.243)

Accession Number: SL.1.2016.49.2

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