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Le Brun, Charles - Biography & Artworks | Artheon Museum

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Le Brun, Charles

1619–1690

Nationality: France

Born: 1619, Paris

Died: 1690, Paris

Gender: male

Movements

Classicism

Baroque

Occupations

graphic artist

architectural draftsperson

painter

printmaker

visual artist

architect

designer

decorator

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Biography

French painter and designer whose influence dominated 17th-century French painting. He worked for King Louis XIV who appointed him 'Premier Peinture de Roi' and director of Goeblins. He oversaw the design of the royal palace of Versailles, including the architecture, decoration and landscape. In later life, he produced primarily smaller-scale religious paintings.

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