Pierre Mignard (7 November 1612 – 30 May 1695), called "Le Romain" to distinguish him from his brother Nicolas Mignard, was a French painter. He was born at Troyes, and came of a family of artists; he also needs to be distinguished from his nephew Pierre (1640–1725), often called "Pierre II" or "Le Chevalier". In 1630 he left the studio of Simon Vouet for Italy, where he spent twenty-two years, and made a reputation which brought him a summons to Paris. Having found favor with the king, Louis… Read more...

Author:

after Charles Le Brun

Also known as:

Sharlʹ Le Bri︠u︡nʹ

Chevalier Charles Le Brun

Sharl Le Briun

Charles LeBrun

Charles le Brun

Charles Lebrun

Born:

24th Feb, 1619

Dead:

22nd Feb, 1690

Country:

France

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Charles Le Brun (24 February 1619 – 22 February 1690) was a French painter, art theorist, interior decorator and a director of several art schools of his time. As court painter to Louis XIV, who declared him "the greatest French artist of all time", he was a dominant figure in 17th-century French art and much influenced by Nicolas Poussin. Read more...