Maria Luisa di Borbone, Princess of the Two Sicilies

1790

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

For her likeness of Maria Luisa (1773–1802), painted in Naples, Vigée Le Brun abandoned the convention of formal royal portraiture in accordance with which the sitter’s rank is indicated. Instead, she presents the rather plain princess seated at a desk, her porte-crayon in hand, providing a glimpse of her drawing. The effect is intimate and spontaneous.

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Exhibition History

Title: Maria Luisa di Borbone, Princess of the Two Sicilies
Artist: Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
Date: 1790
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 46 7/8 × 32 1/4 in. (119 × 82 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Museo di Capodimonte, Naples (OA 7228)
Curatorial Department: European Paintings