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Countess Ekaterina Vasilievna Skavronskaya

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun French

1796

Not on view

This portrait of Countess Skavronskaya (1761–1829) dates to Vigée Le Brun’s Russian period. At the time, the sitter was an extremely wealthy thirty-five-year-old widow. Luminous complementary colors accentuate the soft, sensual qualities of her face and skin and suggest the warm, cushioned ambiance of her idle everyday existence.

Countess Ekaterina Vasilievna Skavronskaya, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris), Oil on canvas — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Countess Ekaterina Vasilievna Skavronskaya

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

Date: 1796

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 31 1/2 × 26 in. (80 × 66 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Musée du Louvre, Paris, Département des Peintures (RF 1966-5)

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