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Jean I Berain
(4th Jun, 1640 - 24th Jan, 1711)
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Thierry Le Mage
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
Era of Louis XIV (representation of)
actor (theater)
figure study
costume (on stage)
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About the artwork
Title:
Periods:
17th century
18th century
modern age
XVIIth century
XVIIIth century
Techniques:
black ink
wash with grey
black chalk
watercolour
pen (drawing)
Dimensions:
241 x 155
Inventory number:
1708DR
Detail:
Tome III (1696 DR à 1761DR) : Costumes de fêtes et de mascarades. Théâtre de Louis XIV
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Jean I Berain
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.…
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