Today I have another woman for you -- and a self-portrait. The artist Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun was apparently a favorite of Marie Antoinette! I loved learning more about her in this Guardian article. I didn't read the article until AFTER I'd written my poem, so this one isn't specifically about the art or the artist. And isn't that one of the great thing about writing art poems? It can be whatever you want! I was drawn to the act of the artist creating a self-portrait, what an indulgence that must be (because it doesn't pay anything) and how rewarding it surely must be.

Here's what Elisabeth Le Brun told me: