Charles Le Brun

French · 1619–1690 · Painter, Printmaker

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… (Wikipedia)

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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 artist of all time". Le Brun was a dominant figure in 17th-century French art and was influenced by Nicolas Poussin.

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Born 1619, ParisDied 1690, ParisOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q271676 ↗ULAN 500016215 ↗Museum works 24

BaroqueClassicism

Also known as Brun, Charles Le, French, Carl le Brun, Carlo le Brun, Carlo Lebrun, Char. le Brun, Charel Lebrun, Charles de Brün, Charles LeBrun and 3 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Charles Le Brun, The Jabach Family — **The Jabach Family**ca. 1660 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, in ho…

Charles Le Brun, The Sacrifice of Polyxena — **The Sacrifice of Polyxena**1647 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, 2012 Benefit Fund, and Bequest of G…

Charles Le Brun, Seasons and Elements (Summer) (set of four) — **Seasons and Elements (Summer) (set of four)**ca. 1683 · Canvas; silk, wool, and metal-thread embroidery in tent stitch (316 stitches per sq. inch, 49 per sq. cm.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1946 — Open Access (CC0)

Charles Le Brun, Seasons and Elements (Fire) (set of four) — **Seasons and Elements (Fire) (set of four)**ca. 1683 · Canvas; silk, wool, and metal-thread embroidery in tent stitch (316 stitches per sq. inch, 49 per sq. cm.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1946 — Open Access (CC0)

Charles Le Brun, Seasons and Elements (Spring) (set of four) — **Seasons and Elements (Spring) (set of four)**ca. 1683 · Canvas; silk, wool, and metal-thread embroidery in tent stitch (316 stitches per sq. inch, 49 per sq. cm.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1946 — Open Access (CC0)

Charles Le Brun, Seasons and Elements (Air) (set of four) — **Seasons and Elements (Air) (set of four)**ca. 1683 · Canvas; silk, wool, and metal-thread embroidery in tent stitch (316 stitches per sq. inch, 49 stitches per sq. cm.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1946 — Open Access (CC0)

Charles Le Brun, Head of a Macedonian Soldier — **Head of a Macedonian Soldier**c. 1668 · pastel with black, red, and white chalk on laid paper, with later framing line in brown ink
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon …

Charles Le Brun, Mercury and Pegasus — **Mercury and Pegasus**1660s/1670s · black chalk and gray wash on laid paper, laid down on an old mount
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Donald Stone — Open Access (CC0)

Charles Le Brun, The Four Times of Day — **The Four Times of Day**c. 1640 · complete set of four etchings with engraving on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Charles Le Brun, Meridies (Noon) — **Meridies (Noon)**c. 1640 · etching with engraving on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Charles Le Brun, Vesper (Evening) — **Vesper (Evening)**c. 1640 · etching with engraving on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Charles Le Brun, Nox (Night) — **Nox (Night)**c. 1640 · etching with engraving on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Charles Le Brun, Sarcofaag met daarop twee figuren — **Sarcofaag met daarop twee figuren**1630 - 1690
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Charles Le Brun, Rustende genius — **Rustende genius**1630 - 1690
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Charles Le Brun, Engel in aanbidding — **Engel in aanbidding**1630 - 1690
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Charles Le Brun, Europa en de stier omgeven door zeegoden — **Europa en de stier omgeven door zeegoden**1630 - 1690
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Charles Le Brun, escalier des Ambassadeurs — **escalier des Ambassadeurs**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Charles Le Brun, Galerie d'Apollon — **Galerie d'Apollon**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Wilfredor, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Charles Le Brun, The Chancelor Séguier — **The Chancelor Séguier**1660
Department of Paintings of the Louvre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Department of Paintings of the Louvre

Charles Le Brun, Descent from the Cross — **Descent from the Cross**1679
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes

Charles Le Brun, The deification of Aeneas — **The deification of Aeneas**1642
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts ↗
CC0 · Charles Le Brun, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Charles Le Brun, capture the citadel — **capture the citadel**1681
Palace of Versailles ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Palace of Versailles

Charles Le Brun, The Queens of Persia at the feet of Alexander, also called The Tent of Darius — **The Queens of Persia at the feet of Alexander, also called The Tent of Darius**1650
Department of Paintings of the Louvre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Department of Paintings of the Louvre

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Works in museum collections

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