Everhard Jabach (1618–1695) and His Family
Charles Le Brun
ca. 1660
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
110 1/4 × 129 1/8 in. (280 × 328 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, in honor of Keith Christiansen, 2014
Accession Number
2014.250
Tags
InteriorsBoysSelf-portraitsDogsGirlsInfantsMenWomenFamily
About the Artist
Charles Le Brun · 1619–1690
Charles Le Brun (1619–1690) was the most powerful artistic figure in seventeenth-century France, serving as the virtual dictator of official taste during the reign of Louis XIV and shaping the visual identity of the French Baroque in ways that resonated for generations. Born in Paris, he trained under the painter Simon Vouet before traveling to Rome in 1642, where he studied the works of Nicolas P...