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The Jabach Family

Artist: Charles Le Brun French, Paris 1619–1690 Paris
Date: ca. 1660
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 110 1/4 × 129 1/8 in. (280 × 328 cm)
Where to see it: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Purchase, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, in honor of Keith Christiansen, 2014 · CC0 Public Domain · The Met · see it at the museum ↗

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The whole picture Let your eyes wander. Where do they want to rest?
The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
One small detail Choose one tiny thing and stay with it for a while.
The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?

About Charles Le Brun

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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