Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun vs Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Compare the life timelines of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842) and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 77 years, from 1755 to 1832.
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Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842)
- — Born in Paris Verified
- — Began working professionally as a portraitist while still a teenager Verified
- — Married the art dealer Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Le Brun Verified
- — Painted her first portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette Verified
- — Admitted to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture Verified
- — Worked at courts across Italy, Austria, and Russia Verified
- — Fled France at the outbreak of the French Revolution Verified
- — Returned to France after her name was removed from the émigré list Verified
- — Published her memoirs, Souvenirs Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)
- — Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany Verified
- — Published The Sorrows of Young Werther Verified
- — Moved to Weimar at the invitation of Duke Karl August
- — Traveled through Italy on his formative Italian Journey
- — Published Faust, Part One Verified
- — Died in Weimar, Germany Verified