Mercury and Pegasus
Catalogue
- Year
- 1660
- Dimensions
- sheet: 17.2 × 13.9 cm (6 3/4 × 5 1/2 in.) mount: 27.8 × 22.2 cm (10 15/16 × 8 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Artist
- Charles Le Brun
Artist
Painting
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 and was influenced by Nicolas Poussin.
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- Charles Le Brun
- Year
- 1660
- Dimensions
- sheet: 17.2 × 13.9 cm (6 3/4 × 5 1/2 in.) mount: 27.8 × 22.2 cm (10 15/16 × 8 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1660-285162
Source
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Source
- nga
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified