Lebrun canvas depicting the Greek myth of the Trojan princess Polyxena will be sold in April this year at Christie's in Paris

Charles Lebrun

Victim Polixena Source: artdaily.com

scale renovation, which is being held in a Paris hotel" Ritz "is not without pleasant discoveries. The huge painting, depicting the ancient Greek myth of the Trojan princess Polyxena, recognized early work of the famous French artist Charles Lebrun XVII century (Charles Le Brun). How leaf fell into the oldest Parisian hotel, could not be determined - no record in the archives on this score has not survived. Hotel "Ritz" was opened by owner Cesar Ritsem in 1898 in the premises of an aristocratic mansion early XVIII century. The hotel "Ritz" stayed many celebrities - such as Edward VII, Marcel Proust, Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, and Coco Chanel. Great Queen of fashion lived in the "Ritz" the last 30 years of his life and died here. Re-open the picture Lebrun graced number of Coco Chanel.

establish authorship of experts helped the auction house Christie's. On the canvas were found initials «CLBF», which was deciphered as «Charles Le Brun Fecit» («Charles Le Brun did it"), and below the date - 1647. Christie's experts have suggested that the painting was inspired by the three-year internship Lebrun in Rome, where he studied the works of Raphael and Poussin friends with. Le Brun before awarding the title of "the first royal painter" at the court of Louis XIV had more than ten years. Despite the absence of any information about this job in the known science sources of Le Brun, of belonging to this picture of the painter, no one doubts.

The current owner of the hotel "Ritz" Egyptian billionaire Mohammed al- Fayed has decided to sell the painting at auction. He hopes that the canvas of this level gets to the museum. "Sacrifice Polixena" to be auctioned at Christie's in Paris in April. Product estimated at about 500,000 euros.

Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

Source: artinvestment.ru