Eustache Le Sueur

Background

Eustache Le Sueur was born on November 19, 1617 in Paris, France. He was a son of Cathelin Le Sueur, a turner and sculptor in wood.

Education

Le Sueur studied under the painter Simon Vouet and was admitted at an early age into the guild of master painters.

Career

In 1645, Eustache began his first major work, namely the series "Life of St. Bruno", which was commissioned for the decoration of the cloister of the Carthusian monastery. It took him three years to finish the work.

In 1648, the artist was one of the founding members and first professors of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. At the same time, Le Sueur also created works for the wealthy Parisian clientele, decorating several mansions of the capital. Also, being a highly appreciated artist, he was chosen to decorate the Hôtel Lambert, situated on the Île Saint-Louis. Moreover, Eustache took part in the renovation of the Louvre Palace.

During his lifetime, the painter also worked on religious orders — in 1654, for example, he created four paintings for Marmoutier Abbey, Tours.

Achievements

• Eustache Le Sueur was a prominent French artist, who became known as a founding member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. The series "Life of St. Bruno" is one of his most famous works.
  
  The artist's works are kept in the collections of different museums, galleries and art institutions, including Art Institute of Chicago, Louvre Museum in Paris, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and others.

Works

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  • Allegory of Magnificence

  • Abduction of Ganymede

  • The Muse Urania

  • Alexander the Great demonstrates his trust in his physician

  • The Preaching of St. Paul at Ephesus

  • Bacchus and Ariadne

  • Alexander the Great demonstrates his trust in his physician

  • Marine Gods Paying Homage to Love

  • St. Gervase and St. Protase Brought before Anastasius

  • The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist

  • A Gathering of Friends

  • The Birth of Cupid

  • Rape of Tamar

  • La résurrection du fils de la veuve de Naïm

  • Death of St. Bruno

  • St. Bruno Appearing to Comte Roger

  • Cupid Ordering Mercury to Announce his Power to the Universe

  • Diane découvrant la grossesse de Callisto

  • Portrait of a Young Man

  • The Muse Calliope

  • Melpomene, Erato and Polyhymnia

  • Songe de saint Bruno

  • Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

  • Caligula Depositing the Ashes of his Mother and Brother in the Tomb of his Ancestors

  • Christ Healing the Blind Man

  • The Muse Terpsichore

  • Hercules fighting Cacus

  • Volumnia and Verturia Before Coriolanus

  • Deposition from the Cross

  • Apparition de la Vierge

  • Jésus chez Marthe et Marie

  • Saint Bruno the feet of Pope Urban II

  • Clio, Euterpe and Thalia

Membership

• founding member

  Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture , France

  1648

Personality

Eustache Le Sueur was a quiet and tender man.

Connections

Father:

Cathelin Le Sueur

mentor:

Simon Vouet

References

• Eustache Le Sueur
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