The topics of this blog are Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Duke of Richelieu, and the IDEAL CITY built on his command next to his magnificent CHÂTEAU on the borders of Touraine, Anjou and Poitou, in France.

Friday 12 March 2010

A Philippe de Champaigne web-site; the complete works

Champaigne was the court painter to the cardinal duc de Richelieu.  This  site tells one all one needs to know (and more) of the artist through whose eyes we perceive the painterly aesthetic of the court of Louis XIII and his first minister Armand-Jean du Plessis.



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Anonymous said...

Thank you a lot for all information!

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