| Timeline |
| 1688 |
Born in Paris |
| 1701 |
Studies under L. Galloche |
| 1711 |
Wins the Prix de Rome |
| 1722 |
Meets François Berger, who becomes his patron |
| 1723 |
Exhibits at the Place Dauphine |
| 1723 |
Travels briefly to Italy |
| 1723 |
Travels to Bologna, Rome, Naples and Venice with Berger |
| 1725 |
Exhibits 8 paintings at the Salon this year |
| 1727 |
At the Académie he was made adjoint à professeur |
| 1727 |
Forced to split first prize in the Duc d'Antin's famous competition to promote history painting with his rival Jean-François de Troy |
| 1728 |
Le Moyne is awarded his most important commission: the ceiling of the Hercules Salon at Versailles |
| 1733 |
Appointed full professeur at the Académie |
| 1736 |
Ceiling of the Hercules Salon completed - Louis XV immediately named Le Moyne premier peintre |
| 1737 |
Commits suicide by stabbing himself nine times |
