Philippe de Champaigne - Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu (c. 1640)


Each work by Philippe de Champaigne is the result of a study involving any detail of the subject.
Order and precision of the composition, learned from Poussin.
Philippe de Champaigne does not create a link with the portrayed subject, he is detached and cold. It even seems that you do not feel any interest in the person who portrays but is dedicated to portraying what this person represents.

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