Charles Le Brun
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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 a
Charles Le Brun, portrait by Nicolas de Largillière
Portrait of Nicolas Le Brun by Charles Le Brun, c. 1635, Residenzgalerie, Salzburg
Venus Clipping Cupid's Wings, c. 1655, Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Part of the ceiling of the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles
Nicolas de Largillière
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Nicolas de Largillière was a French painter and draughtsman. From 1733 until 1735, he was director of the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture.
Charles Le Brun
…Charles Le Brun Charles Le Brun, portrait by Nicolas de Largillière Born Paris, Kingdom of France Baptised 24 February 1619 Died 22 February 1690 (aged 70) Paris, Kingdom of France Director of the Académie de Peinture…
Self-portrait from 1707
Self-portrait of Nicolas de Largillierre. Engraving by François Chereau (1715).
Study of hands (Musée du Louvre)