thegetty: Her thumb rests in her book, marking her place, as if she was interrupted while reading. T
thegetty: Her thumb rests in her book, marking her place, as if she was interrupted while reading. The painter, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, adopted this gesture (often used in men’s portraits), to illustrate women’s importance in French Enlightenment circles. The Vicomtesse de Vaudreuil, 1785, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun. J. Paul Getty Museum. -- source link
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