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Sunday at The Met—Vigée Le Brun's Portraits of Marie Antoinette

Sunday at The Met—Vigée Le Brun's Portraits of Marie Antoinette, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Vigée Le Brun: Woman Artist in Revolutionary France.

Welcome and Introduction:
Jennifer Mock, Assistant Museum Educator, The Met

Speakers:
Katharine Baetjer, Curator, Department of European Paintings, The Met
Caroline Weber, Associate Professor of French, Barnard College

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Vigée Le Brun: Woman Artist in Revolutionary France, on view February 15–May 15, 2016.

Recorded April 10, 2016


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