Charles Le Brun

1619–1690 · France · Neoclassicism, Baroque

Charles Le Brun (baptised 24 February 1619 – 12 February 1690) was a French painter, physiognomist, art theorist, and a director of several art schools of his time. He served as a court painter to Louis XIV, who declared him "the greatest French artist of all time". Wikipedia

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“Alexander Entering Babylon”, 1664 — Louvre
“Christ's Entry into Jerusalem”, 1688 — Musée d'art moderne (Saint-Étienne)
“The Chancelor Séguier”, 1660–1661 — Louvre
“The Sacrifice of Polyxena”, 1647 — Metropolitan Museum of Art
“The Queens of Persia at the feet of Alexander, also called The Tent of Darius” — Louvre
“Everhard Jabach (1618–1695) and His Family”, 1660 — Metropolitan Museum of Art
“Battle of the Granicus”, 1673 — Louvre
“The Battle of Arbelles”, 1673 — Louvre
“Alexander and Porus”, 1673 — Louvre
“La Lapidation de saint Étienne by Charles Le Brun”, 1651 — Notre-Dame de Paris
“The Repentant Magdalen”, 1625–1675 — Louvre
“Christ carrying His cross”, 1688 — Louvre
“Portrait of the Sculptor Nicolas Le Brun”, 1635 — Residenzgalerie Salzburg
“Musée Ingres-Bourdelle - Allégorie à la gloire de Louis XIV - Charles Le Brun” — Musée Ingres Bourdelle
“Portrait of Marie Casimire Sobieska with a crown and sceptre.”, 1676 — Munich Residence
“Portrait of Charles Perrault”, 1665
“The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew”, 1647 — Notre-Dame de Paris
“Daedalus and Icarus”, 1645 — Hermitage Museum
“Holy family”, 1655 — Louvre
“The Adoration of the Shepherds”, 1689 — Louvre
“The deification of Aeneas”, 1642 — Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
“Atalanta and Meleager”, 1658 — Walker Art Gallery
“Evening”, 1662 — Louvre
“Night or Diane”, 1662 — Louvre
“Louis XIV. presenting his sceptre and helmet to Jesus Christ”, 1674 — Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
“Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715)”, 1662 — Louvre
“Tapestry of The Life of Louis XIV: The Audience with Cardinal Chigi”, 1668 — Louvre
“capture the citadel”, 1681 — Palace of Versailles
“Order restored in the Kingdom's finances”, 1681 — Palace of Versailles
“The King governs by himself, 1661”, 1681 — Palace of Versailles
“Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist at Porta Latina”, 1642 — Conservation of Religious and Civil Works of Art
“Border with Fouquet's Coat of Arms” — Nationalmuseum
“Guéridon. Probably for Vaux-le-Vicomte” — Nationalmuseum
“Music. Draft for a statue” — Nationalmuseum
“Conversation between Louis XIV king of France and Navarre and Philip IV king of Spain...” — Musea Brugge
“Wedding ceremony of Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre, with the Serene Infanta Maria Theresa of Austria...” — Musea Brugge
“Apotheosis of Luis XIV.”, 1660 — Slovak National Gallery
“Apotheosis of Louis XIV”, 1677 — Museum of Fine Arts
“A Lion Overcoming the Three-Headed Cerberus. Group probably designed for Vaux-le-Vicomte” — Nationalmuseum
“Silver Console Table” — Nationalmuseum

Charles Le Brun

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