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Charles Le Brun

1619 - 1690

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Charles Le Brun (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl lə bʁœ̃]; baptised 24 February 1619 – 12 February 1690) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Le Brun is the 137th most popular painter (up from 145th in 2019), the 443rd most popular biography from France (up from 451st in 2019) and the 38th most popular French Painter.

Charles Le Brun was a French painter and art theorist. He is most famous for his work in the Palace of Versailles, where he was the chief artist for King Louis XIV.

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Among painters, Charles Le Brun ranks 137 out of 2,023. Before him are Jean Dubuffet, Arnold Böcklin, Zeuxis, André Derain, Jan Brueghel the Elder, and Mark Rothko. After him are Mary Cassatt, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Edward Hopper, Émile Bernard, Lili Elbe, and Man Ray.

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Among people born in 1619, Charles Le Brun ranks 4. Before him are Cyrano de Bergerac, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, and Jan van Riebeeck. After him are Hyojong of Joseon, Barbara Strozzi, Francesco Morosini, Willem Kalf, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Anna Catherine Constance Vasa, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, and Philips Wouwerman. Among people deceased in 1690, Charles Le Brun ranks 1. After him are Margaret Mary Alacoque, Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria, Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, David Teniers the Younger, Philip William, Elector Palatine, Abraham Brueghel, Giovanni Legrenzi, Michael I Apafi, Adam Frans van der Meulen, Juan de Valdés Leal, and Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles Le Brun ranks 443 out of 6,770. Before him are Aristide Briand (1862), Léo Delibes (1836), Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805), Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856), Théophile Gautier (1811), and Gérard Philipe (1922). After him are Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728), Olympe de Gouges (1748), Hans Bethe (1906), Anouk Aimée (1932), Ernest Renan (1823), and Henry of Flanders (1174).

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Among PAINTERS In France

Among painters born in France, Charles Le Brun ranks 38. Before him are Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699), Pierre Bonnard (1867), Odilon Redon (1840), Gustave Moreau (1826), Jean Dubuffet (1901), and André Derain (1880). After him are Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824), Émile Bernard (1868), Jean Fouquet (1420), Fernand Léger (1881), Robert Delaunay (1885), and Robert Campin (1375).

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