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Jean I Berain (4th Jun, 1640 - 24th Jan, 1711)

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Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Thierry Le Mage

musée du Louvre

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costume (on stage)

actress (theater)

Era of Louis XIV (representation of)

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Title:

Periods:

XVIIIth century

Techniques:

Dimensions:

252 x 198

Inventory number:

1768DR

Detail:

Tome IV (1762DR à 1902DR) : Costumes de fêtes et de mascarades Théâtre de Louis XIV

Location:

musée du Louvre

About the author(s)

Author:

Also known as:

Jean, the elder Bérain

Jean, I Berain

Jean Louis Berain

Jean Berain the Elder

Jean Berain

Jean Bérain

Jean, I Bérain

Born:

4th Jun, 1640

Dead:

24th Jan, 1711

Country:

France

See more about this author on Wikipedia:

Jean Berain the Elder (Saint-Mihiel, Meuse, 1637 – 24 January 1711, Paris) was a draughtsman and designer, painter and engraver of ornament, the artistic force in the Royal office of the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi where all the designs originated for court spectacle, from fêtes to funerals, and many designs for furnishings not covered by the Bâtiments du Roi. The "Berainesque" style of light arabesques and playful grotesques was an essential element in the style Régence that led to the French rococo.… Read more...