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Artists›Charles Le Brun

Charles Le Brun

1619–1690

WA-00016113

Paris, France

PaintingBaroque

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None documented

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WikidataQ271676

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1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Movement

Baroque

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (36)

Boy Carrying Weight

1790 · Pen and black ink on cream laid paper

48.2 × 34 cm (19 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Alexander and the Family of Darius

1700 · Red chalk on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper

21.6 × 34.3 cm (8 9/16 × 13 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Moses Drawing Water from the Rock

1700 · Brush and gray wash, with touches of green and black chalk, on ivory laid paper, squared in black chalk

46.7 × 68.2 cm (18 7/16 × 26 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Winter, from The Seasons

1700 · Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave

540.1 × 384.9 cm (212 5/8 × 151 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Autumn, from The Seasons

1700 · Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave

530.3 × 380.8 cm (208 3/4 × 150 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Alexander and the Family of Darius from a set of The Story of Alexander

1695 · Wool, silk (17-18 warps per inch, 8 per cm.)

8 ft. 9 in. × 12 ft. 5 in. (266.7 × 378.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Battle of Arbela from a set of The Story of Alexander

1695 · Wool, silk (17-18 warps per inch, 8 per cm.)

8 ft. 9 in. × 12 ft. (266.7 × 365.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Metamorphoses by Ovid in Rondeaux: Printed and Enriched with Figures by Order of His Majesty, and Dedicated to the Dauphin (Metamorphoses d'Ovide en Rondeaux: Imprimez et Enrichis de Figures Par Ordre de Sa Majesté, et Dediez à Monseigneur le Dauphin)

1676 · Book with engravings in black on cream laid paper

29.3 × 22.2 × 5.3 cm (11 9/16 × 8 3/4 × 2 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for a Herm

1674 · Black chalk, heightened with touches of white chalk and traces of graphite, on tan laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper

32.2 × 18 cm (12 11/16 × 7 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mercury and Pegasus

1660 · black chalk and gray wash on laid paper, laid down on an old mount

sheet: 17.2 × 13.9 cm (6 3/4 × 5 1/2 in.) mount: 27.8 × 22.2 cm (10 15/16 × 8 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Everhard Jabach (1618–1695) and His Family

1655 · Oil on canvas

110 1/4 × 129 1/8 in. (280 × 328 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Allegory of Earth

1655 · Brush and gray wash, over red chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink

11 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. (30.1 x 21 cm.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Sacrifice of Polyxena

1647 · Oil on canvas

70 × 51 3/4 in. (177.8 × 131.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Dead Christ (recto); Child's Head (verso)

1646 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown and gray wash, and traces of red chalk, heightened with lead white (discolored), on blue laid paper, tipped on cream laid paper (recto), and red chalk transfer on cream laid paper

22.8 × 35.1 cm (9 × 13 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Hind Legs of a Horse

1644 · Red and white chalk on brown laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper, with a blue laid paper border

28.5 × 21.3 cm (11 1/4 × 8 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Charity

1641 · Red chalk

Height: 8 9/16 in. (21.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vesper (Evening)

1640 · etching with engraving on laid paper

plate: 18.2 x 23.7 cm (7 3/16 x 9 5/16 in.) sheet: 18.9 x 24.4 cm (7 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Aurora (Dawn)

1640 · etching with engraving on laid paper

plate: 18.1 x 23.5 cm (7 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.) sheet: 18.9 x 24 cm (7 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Nox (Night)

1640 · etching with engraving on laid paper

plate: 18.8 x 23.5 cm (7 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.) sheet: 19.4 x 24.4 cm (7 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Meridies (Noon)

1640 · etching with engraving on laid paper

plate: 18.6 x 23.5 cm (7 5/16 x 9 1/4 in.) sheet: 19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Four Times of Day

1640 · complete set of four etchings with engraving on laid paper

National Gallery of Art

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Allegory in Honor of Cardinal Richelieu

1640 · Black chalk, traces of stumping, brush and black and gray wash. Contours incised for transfer

14 11/16 x 29 1/2 in. (37.3 x 74.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Stoning of Saint Stephen

1639 · Red chalk and incising on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper, squared with incised lines

55.3 × 42.9 cm (21 13/16 × 16 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Neptune and Minerva Discussing the Foundation of Athens

1632 · Pen and brown ink, with brush, brown wash and red chalk, on cream laid paper

45 × 53.2 cm (17 3/4 × 21 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

36 published of 36 catalogued · 23 with image

Art Institute Chicago
13 published12 img
The Met
12 published
Nga
6 published6 img
Rijksmuseum
5 published5 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Europa en de stier omgeven door zeegoden
1630 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sarcofaag met daarop twee figuren
1630 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Rustende genius
1630 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Engel in aanbidding
1630 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

15 assets

Artsy

Louis XIV Captured by Venus (early 1670s)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

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Relationships

Movements1

Baroque

Collections4

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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