Charles Le Brun, French painter and theorist (died 1690)

Charles Le Brun

French painter and art theorist (1619–1690)

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…