Philippe de Champaigne (Kerfol)

Philippe de Champaigne (1602-74) was a French painter, with Flemish descent. De Champaigne was pretty famous. He worked on the Luxembourg Palace, together with Poussin, in 1621. His works can still be seen French churches, for example, which he created for Queen Marie de' Medici and Cardinal Richelieu since 1628. Falling under the influence of the Jansenist movement, he changed his style to a sober realism. His most famous paintings are both displayed in the Louvre. These are the portrait of his daughter, "A nun at Port-Royal" (1662), and, "A penetrating study of Richelieu". [1]