Philippe de Champaigne

Philippe de Champaigne (1602–1674) was a painter, architectural draftsperson, and visual artist active in the Baroque and Classicist movements. Born in Brussels and dying in Paris, he held citizenship in the Kingdom of France and the Southern Netherlands. He worked primarily in the genres of portrait, genre art, history painting, and religious art. His notable works include *Vanitas* and *Mother Catherine-Agnès Arnault and Sister Catherine de Sainte Suzanne de Champaigne*.

Champaigne was a student of Jacques Fouquier and served as a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. He worked in Paris and Brussels and was sponsored by Marie de' Medici. He spoke French and is described in sources such as *The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters* and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.