Charles Le BrunFrance, 1619–1690SAINT JEAN L'EVANGELISTE
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Où est « SAINT JEAN L'EVANGELISTE » aujourd’hui ? Collection: Château de Versailles, Versailles. Inconnu.
Versailles, France
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- Le musée
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- Numéro d’inventaire
- MV 8319 ; B 721
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Sources
- Château de Versailles
- Image : Château de Versailles — RMN-Grand Palais ; Gérard Blot; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
Dans la vie de Charles Le Brun
La vie entière1664–1690
Post: Premier peintre du Roi
1677
He accompanies the king to Flanders
In 1677 he accompanies Louis XIV to Flanders, which interrupts work on the Gallery of Apollo in the Louvre; on his return from Lille he paints several compositions in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
1680s
The court intrigues of Louvois
After Colbert's fall the Marquis de Louvois tries, against the king's will, to remove Le Brun from work at court; the Academy, loyal to him, re-elects him for a new term, but court intrigues undermine the health of the ageing artist.
1683
He becomes director of the Academy
In 1683 he becomes director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.
12 February 1690
He dies in his mansion at the Gobelins
He dies in his own mansion at the Gobelins Manufactory in Paris; the paintings of Versailles remain unfinished and are completed from his sketches by Noël Coypel.
12 février 1690
Died
