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Allegory in Honor of Cardinal Richelieu
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Allegory in Honor of Cardinal Richelieu

Charles Le Brun

1641

Medium

Black chalk, traces of stumping, brush and black and gray wash. Contours incised for transfer

Tags

Musical InstrumentsCupidApolloMarsCoat of Arms

Dimensions

14 11/16 x 29 1/2 in. (37.3 x 74.9 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1974

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Charles Le Brun

1619–1690 • France

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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