Charles Le BrunFrench, 1619–1690La Mort de Méléagre
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Yes, on view now
Where is “La Mort de Méléagre” now? Musée du Louvre, Salle 914, Aile Sully, Niveau 2, Paris. Yes, on view now. Checked September 26, 2026.
Closed· opens tomorrow at 9:00 AM
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- INV 2900
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- Image: Musée du Louvre — © 2021 GrandPalaisRmn (musée du Louvre) / Mathieu Rabeau
In the life of Charles Le Brun
The whole life1655
He becomes chancellor of the Academy
In 1655 he takes the post of chancellor of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture; from 1663 he is chancellor for life.
1660
The Gobelins Manufactory is founded
With Colbert he founds the Gobelins manufactory — at first a great school producing not only tapestries but every kind of furniture required for the royal palaces; Le Brun becomes its director and through it commands the industrial arts.
1660
Paintings for the king's triumphal entry into Paris
Le Brun's paintings for Louis XIV's triumphal entry into Paris fill the king with admiration; a year later, impressed also by his decorations at Vaux-le-Vicomte, he will commission a series on Alexander from him.
