Bridget Quinn – Portrait of a Woman: Art, Rivalry, and Revolution in the Life of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

In this engaging biography, Portrait of a Woman, Bridget Quinn applies her insightful interpretation of art history to Labille-Guiard’s life. She offers a fascinating new perspective on the artist’s feminism, her sexuality, and her vision of the world. Quinn expertly blends close analyses of paintings with broader context about the era and inserts delicately fictionalized interpersonal scenes that fill the gaps in the historical record. This is a compelling and inspiring look at an artist too long overlooked.