Charles Le Brun
(1619–1690) fransk målare och arkitekt
Charles Le Brun (France, 1619–1690) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Charles Le Brun belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Charles Le Brun was born in Paris and died in Paris. The teachers included François Perrier, Simon Vouet, and Nicolas Poussin. Charles Le Brun worked in Versailles, Paris, and Rome. Wikidata associates Charles Le Brun with Classicism and Baroque. Charles Le Brun became a member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The students included Joseph Vivien, Nicolas Bertin, Louis de Silvestre, and Gabriel Revel.
The best-known works include ‘Descent from the Cross’, ‘Descent from the Cross’, ‘Hall of Mirrors’, and ‘Alexander Entering Babylon’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait, portrait painting, and history painting. The catalogue has 3 buildings by Charles Le Brun. The dated buildings span the years 1661–1793. The buildings are in Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, Versailles, and Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois. According to Wikidata, buildings by Charles Le Brun belong to the ‘Baroque’ style.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Jean Nocret, Gaspard Dughet, Sébastien Bourdon, Sebastián Herrera Barnuevo, and Jan Victors.