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

Jean Bernard Duseigneur (1808 - 1866)
Jean Bernard Duseigneur
1808 - 1866
Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre (1714 - 1789)
Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre
1714 - 1789
Victor Vasarely (1906 - 1997)
Victor Vasarely
1906 - 1997
Osip Markovich Lubitch (1896 - 1990)
Osip Markovich Lubitch
1896 - 1990
Maurice Brianchon (1899 - 1979)
Maurice Brianchon
1899 - 1979
James Tissot (1836 - 1902)
James Tissot
1836 - 1902
Natalia Dumitresco (1915 - 1997)
Natalia Dumitresco
1915 - 1997
Marguerite Gérard (1761 - 1837)
Marguerite Gérard
1761 - 1837
Eustache Le Sueur (1616 - 1655)
Eustache Le Sueur
1616 - 1655
Paul Wunderlich (1927 - 2010)
Paul Wunderlich
1927 - 2010
Hippolyte Petitjean (1854 - 1929)
Hippolyte Petitjean
1854 - 1929
Jean André Lepaute (1720 - 1789)
Jean André Lepaute
1720 - 1789
Guy Peellaert (1934 - 2008)
Guy Peellaert
1934 - 2008
Sabine Weiss (1924 - 2021)
Sabine Weiss
1924 - 2021
Abraham Mintchine (1898 - 1931)
Abraham Mintchine
1898 - 1931
Pierre Huyghe (1962)
Pierre Huyghe
1962

Creators Baroque

Francesco Brizio (1574 - 1623)
Francesco Brizio
1574 - 1623
Giuseppe Zola (1672 - 1743)
Giuseppe Zola
1672 - 1743
Hans Jordaens I (1555 - 1630)
Hans Jordaens I
1555 - 1630
Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (1634 - 1718)
Giuseppe Maria Mitelli
1634 - 1718
Peter Adolf Hall (1739 - 1793)
Peter Adolf Hall
1739 - 1793
Balthasar Permoser (1651 - 1732)
Balthasar Permoser
1651 - 1732
Justus Danckerts I (1635 - 1701)
Justus Danckerts I
1635 - 1701
Johann Karl Loth (1632 - 1698)
Johann Karl Loth
1632 - 1698
Jean-Baptiste Huet (1745 - 1811)
Jean-Baptiste Huet
1745 - 1811
Diego Velázquez (1599 - 1660)
Diego Velázquez
1599 - 1660
Jan Gossaert (1478 - 1532)
Jan Gossaert
1478 - 1532
Willem Kalf (1619 - 1693)
Willem Kalf
1619 - 1693
Johann Michael Rottmayr (1656 - 1730)
Johann Michael Rottmayr
1656 - 1730
Christophe Huet (1700 - 1756)
Christophe Huet
1700 - 1756
Nicolas Tournier (1590 - 1639)
Nicolas Tournier
1590 - 1639
Carlo Innocenzo Carlone (1687 - 1775)
Carlo Innocenzo Carlone
1687 - 1775
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