Charles Le Brun

Charles Le Brun
Charles Le Brun, portrait by Nicolas de Largillière
Born	Paris, Kingdom of France
Baptised	(1619-02-24)24 February 1619
Died	22 February 1690(1690-02-22) (aged 70) Paris, Kingdom of France
Director of the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture
In office 1683–1690
Monarch	Louis XIV of France
Preceded by	Charles Errard
Succeeded by	Pierre Mignard
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Charles Le Brun (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl lə bʁœ̃]; baptised 24 February 1619 – 12 February 1690)^[1] 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.^[2]