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Claude Charles
A Life Shaped by Rome and Lorraine Born in Nancy within the Duchy of Lorraine, Claude Charles began his path under the guidance of Jean-George Gérard in Épinal. This early training in religious scenes provided the foundation for a much larger ambition. At only sixteen years of age, he departed for Rome, a move that would fundamentally alter the course of his brushwork. For nine years, he immersed himself in the Roman art scene, laborin
g alongside Giovanni Maria Morandi and Carlo Maratt. These long years of study allowed him to absorb the classical weight and grace of the Italian tradition. His travels eventually led him to Paris, where he sought the company of the great masters by copying the works of Poussin in the gallery of Paul Fréart de Chantelou. This period of imitation was not merely academic; it was a way to internalize the logic and structure of classical…