Question

Which artists intentionally used their work to shape the public's view of prominent figures?

Answer 1

Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun was a prominent woman who was a personal painter for Marie Antoinette and did many portraits of her during her service which helped shape the publics view of the Queen. Jacques-Louis David was a painter around the time of the French revolution who painted both prominent events and figures. He would eventually become appointed as Napoleon's painter and helped shape the publics view of him since. Reference: https://www.biography.com/people/elisabeth-vig%C3%A9e-le-brun-37280 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jacques-Louis-David-French-painter