Near-ultraviolet to mid-infrared SED of R71. Literature values of the quiescent state of R71 are retrieved from VIZIER (black squares). The best-fit, reddened CMFGEN model for the quiescent state of R71 is shown (blue curve), as well as the October 2016 X-shooter spectrum during outburst (gray curve) and the synthetic U- to K-band photometry (red circles). The 2016 VISIR M- to Q2-band photometry (green circles) and 2010 WISE photometry (orange circles) complement the SED during the current LBV outburst of R71 to the mid-infrared. Comparison to Spitzer/IRS spectra in 2004–2005 suggests that the dust in the outermost regions has cooled down in the last decade (purple curve).