Blaise Nicholas Le Sueur
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Blaise Nicholas Le Sueur, 1716–1783, German painter and engraver of allegorical and historical subjects
. As director of the Berlin Academy of Art, he was influential in the development of the landscape painter Jacob Philipp Hackert
and historical painter Bernhard Rode
. Although he was director of the academy, he gave instruction to students informally, in his home, and only in basic drawing.
History painting
History painting is a genre in painting defined by subject matter rather than an artistic style, depicting a moment in a narrative story, rather than a static subject such as a portrait...
. As director of the Berlin Academy of Art, he was influential in the development of the landscape painter Jacob Philipp Hackert
Jacob Philipp Hackert
Jacob Philipp Hackert was a landscape painter from Brandenburg, who did most of his work in Italy....
and historical painter Bernhard Rode
Bernhard Rode
Bernhard Rode was a Prussian artist and engraver well-known for portraying historical scenes and allegorical works. He knew most of the central figures in the Berlin Enlightenment as Friedrich Nicolai and Gotthold Lessing, and the philosophical and political discussions of the Berlin Philosophs...
. Although he was director of the academy, he gave instruction to students informally, in his home, and only in basic drawing.