18 May 2016
29 Aug 2016

CHARLES LE BRUN

Louvre-Lens

The 2016 summer exhibition at Louvre -Lens celebrates the painter Charles Le Brun (1619–1690). Much like Delacroix for Romanticism, or Monet for Impressionism, Le Brun incarnates the art of an era: the Grand Siècle. The son of a modest tombstone sculptor, he was the first painter to Louis XIV for nearly thirty years. We have him to thank, notably, for the decoration of the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. He also directed the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture, and the Royal Manufactory of tapestry for Les Gobelins.

DOCUMENTATIONS
General information

99, rue Paul Bert 62300 Lens
(Parkings stade Bollaert
et Dumortier à Lens
et parking Jean-Jaurès à Liévin)

Le musée est ouvert tous les jours sauf le mardi de 10h à 18h
(Dernier accès à 17h15)
Accueil des groupes dès 9h (réservation obligatoire, présentation de la confirmation de visite)
Pas de visite groupes le dimanche

DIRECTION
Curators :
- Bénédicte Gady, scientific advisor, department of Prints & Drawings, Louvre museum
- Nicolas Milovanovic, chief curator, department of Paintings, Louvre museum
Exhibition
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