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Jean I Berain
(4th Jun, 1640 - 24th Jan, 1711)
Théâtre de Louis XIV : acrobate
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Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Thierry Le Mage
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
legendary creature
costume (on stage)
acrobat
Era of Louis XIV (representation of)
balanced
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About the artwork
Title:
Théâtre de Louis XIV : acrobate
Periods:
18th century
modern age
17th century
XVIIth century
XVIIIth century
Techniques:
wash with grey
pen (drawing)
black ink
watercolour
Dimensions:
265 x 198
Inventory number:
1731DR
Detail:
Tome III (1696 DR à 1761DR) : Costumes de fêtes et de mascarades
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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