Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun
(French, 1755-1842).
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Princess Maria Josefa Hermenegilde von Esterhazy, as Ariadne (1793).
Oil on canvas.
Stadtpalais Liechtenstein.
With her portrait of Karoline von Liechtenstein and Maria Josepha Hermenegilde Esterházy, Vigée-Lebrun delivered two masterly testaments to the outstanding abilities that had already assured her of broad international recognition.
Vigée-Lebrun infuses the portrait with mythological content, showing Maria Josepha Hermenegilde as Ariadne on Naxos.