Sébastien Leclerc (1637 - 1714)

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Sébastien Leclerc

Sébastien Leclerc was a French graphic artist of the second half of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. He is known as a brilliant master of engraving and woodcuts, as well as an art theorist and military engineer.

Leclerc created more than 3,400 engravings during his career, most of them in the religious genre. He was also famous for his illustrations of French literary novels and scientific treatises on art theory, architecture, and geometry.

The artist's son Sebastien Leclerc Jr. and grandson Jacques-Sebastien Leclerc became famous as painters.

Date and place of birt:26 september 1637, Metz, France
Date and place of death:25 october 1714, Paris, France
Nationality:France
Period of activity: XVII, XVIII century
Specialization:Artist, Engineer, Graphic artist, Painter
Genre:Mythological painting, Religious genre
Art style:Baroque, Rococo, Old Masters
Technique:Etching, Woodcut

Creators France

Michel Guillet (1946)
Michel Guillet
1946
Jean Valade (1709 - 1787)
Jean Valade
1709 - 1787
Herbert Haseltine (1877 - 1962)
Herbert Haseltine
1877 - 1962
Jef Verheyen (1932 - 1984)
Jef Verheyen
1932 - 1984
Edouard Lanteri (1848 - 1917)
Edouard Lanteri
1848 - 1917
Mark Matveyevich Antokolsky (1840 - 1902)
Mark Matveyevich Antokolsky
1840 - 1902
Edgar Maxence (1871 - 1954)
Edgar Maxence
1871 - 1954
Ralph Ward Stackpole (1885 - 1973)
Ralph Ward Stackpole
1885 - 1973
Brion Gysin (1916 - 1986)
Brion Gysin
1916 - 1986
Armand Albert Rateau (1882 - 1938)
Armand Albert Rateau
1882 - 1938
Sarah Grilo (1919 - 2007)
Sarah Grilo
1919 - 2007
Antoine Ignace Melling (1763 - 1831)
Antoine Ignace Melling
1763 - 1831
Claude Deruet (1588 - 1660)
Claude Deruet
1588 - 1660
Esther (Esmet) Rahim (1904 - 1963)
Esther (Esmet) Rahim
1904 - 1963
Paul Dominique Philippoteaux (1846 - 1923)
Paul Dominique Philippoteaux
1846 - 1923
Charles Angrand (1854 - 1926)
Charles Angrand
1854 - 1926

Creators Baroque

Nicolas Heurtaut (1720 - 1771)
Nicolas Heurtaut
1720 - 1771
Pieter Bout (1658 - 1719)
Pieter Bout
1658 - 1719
Giovanni Bellini (1430 - 1516)
Giovanni Bellini
1430 - 1516
Louis de Girardin (1767 - 1848)
Louis de Girardin
1767 - 1848
Pedro Roldán (1624 - 1699)
Pedro Roldán
1624 - 1699
Cornelis Gerritsz. Decker (1618 - 1678)
Cornelis Gerritsz. Decker
1618 - 1678
Jacob Leyssens (1661 - 1710)
Jacob Leyssens
1661 - 1710
Corrado Giaquinto (1703 - 1766)
Corrado Giaquinto
1703 - 1766
Aelbert Jacobsz Cuyp (1620 - 1691)
Aelbert Jacobsz Cuyp
1620 - 1691
Charles-Antoine Coypel (1694 - 1752)
Charles-Antoine Coypel
1694 - 1752
Onorio Longhi (1568 - 1619)
Onorio Longhi
1568 - 1619
Carl Frederik von Breda (1759 - 1818)
Carl Frederik von Breda
1759 - 1818
Bernardo Schiaffino (1678 - 1725)
Bernardo Schiaffino
1678 - 1725
Agostino Masucci (1691 - 1758)
Agostino Masucci
1691 - 1758
Hendrick Goltzius (1558 - 1617)
Hendrick Goltzius
1558 - 1617
Januarius Zick (1730 - 1797)
Januarius Zick
1730 - 1797
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