Charles Le Brun

Painting, Visual Artist

1619 – 1690

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Who was Charles Le Brun?

Charles Le Brun was a French painter and art theorist. Declared by Louis XIV "the greatest French artist of all time", he was a dominant figure in 17th-century French art and much influenced by Nicolas Poussin.

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Born
Feb 24, 1619
Paris
Nationality
  • France
Education
  • Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
Lived in
  • Paris
Died
Feb 22, 1690
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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