Charles Le Brun

✶February 24, 1619

†February 12, 1690

No one has lit a candle yet. Be the first.

About their life

Charles Le Brun 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". Le Brun was a dominant figure in 17th-century French art and was influenced by Nicolas Poussin.

17th-century French painter and art theorist (1619—1690)

☆ Follow

Biography from the article Charles Le Brun on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.