PHILIPPE DE CHAMPAIGNE (1602-1674) Portrait of Jacques Lemercier (1644) Oil on canvas (97 x 75 cm) Chateau de Versailles Following a visit to Rome in 1607, Jacques Lemercier (1585-1654) rapidly became one of the most reputed architects in Paris. It was not long before Richelieu engaged him, entrusting him with his main building projects, the most …
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Saint Augustine
PHILIPPE DE CHAMPAIGNE (1602-1674) Saint Augustine (c.1645-50) Oil on canvas (79 x 62 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art To enlarge the image, right-click on it, then "Open in a new tab" The text reproduced below is the entry written by the great British art historian Philip Conisbee (1946-2008) for the catalogue of the exhibition …
Allegory of Arithmetic
LAURENT DE LA HYRE (1606-1656) Allegory of Arithmetic (1650) Oil on canvas 103 x 109 cm Stichting Hannema-de Stuers Foundation, Heino, The Netherlands To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Laurent de La Hyre was a pupil of Jean Baptiste Lallemand, although the strongest influence in his formation was …
A Double Portrait
JEAN BAPTISTE DE CHAMPAIGNE (1631-1681) NICOLAS DE PLATTEMONTAGNE (1631-1706) Double portrait of the artists (1654) Oil on canvas 132 x 185 cm Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" The drawing board on the left announces that Nicolas de Plattemontagne painted the portrait, presumably referring …
Old Masters 