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Peace Bringing Back Abundance

1780
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
Wishing to gain admission to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1783 as a history painter, Vigée Le Brun presented this allegory as her reception piece. At the time, historical, mythological, religious, and allegorical subjects were considered superior to all others (portraiture, genre, landscape, and still life). With the American Revolution just ended, the artist’s choice was timely. The future is symbolized by Peace, on the right, who is ushering in Abundance with her cornucopia of fruit.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Peace Bringing Back Abundance
  • Artist: Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
  • Date: 1780
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 40 3/8 × 52 1/8 in. (103 × 133 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Musée du Louvre, Paris, Département des Peintures (3052)
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings