Neptune and Minerva Discussing the Foundation of Athens
Charles Le Brun
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush, brown wash and red chalk, on cream laid paper
Dimensions
45 × 53.2 cm (17 3/4 × 21 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81152
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...