 During their lifetime however, they were regarded throughout Europe as outstanding figures, valued as exemplary by generations of young artists.An impartial look shows Le Gros as a driving force in an international environment.While family life was very French, close friends included painters such as the Dutch Gaspar van Wittel, the Frenchmen Vleughels and Louis de Silvestre as well as the Italian Sebastiano Conca, architects such as the Italian Juvarra and the Frenchman Oppenordt, and the sculptors Angelo de' Rossi as well his loyal students and right hand men Campi and Gaetano Pace.