Philippe de ChampaigneFrench, 1602–1674La Vierge de douleur
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “La Vierge de douleur” now? Musée du Louvre, Salle 913, Aile Sully, Niveau 2, Paris. Yes, on view now. Checked September 26, 2026.
Closed· opens tomorrow at 9:00 AM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- INV 1129
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée du Louvre
- Image: Musée du Louvre — © 2011 GrandPalaisRmn (musée du Louvre) / Stéphane Maréchalle
In the life of Philippe de Champaigne
The whole life1654
Rivalry with Charles Le Brun
From 1654 Champaigne competed with the king's First Painter, Charles Le Brun, and took part in decorating the Tuileries Palace under his direction.
1660s
Academy lectures recorded by Félibien
Champaigne left no printed writings, but his lectures and commentaries were recorded in the 1660s by André Félibien. In his last years he taught a great deal at the Academy; after his only son died young, his nephew Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne was brought from Brussels to become his main pupil.
c. 1662
His daughter's miraculous cure at Port-Royal
The artist's paralyzed daughter, who lived at the convent of Port-Royal, was reportedly cured by a miracle. Champaigne then painted the atypical votive picture “Ex-Voto de 1662” (Louvre), showing his daughter with Mother Superior Agnès Arnauld.
