Claim: Charles Le Brun was a pupil of Simon Vouet, the first of his art teachers, and received commissions at age fifteen from Cardinal Richelieu.
Evidence: Born in Paris, Le Brun attracted the notice of Chancellor Séguier, who placed him at the age of eleven in the studio of Simon Vouet. He was also a pupil of François Perrier. At fifteen he received commissions from Cardinal Richelieu, in the execution of which he displayed an ability which obtained the generous commendations of Nicolas Poussin, in whose company Le Brun started for Rome in 1642.