Étonnement avec frayeur, Compassion, Mouvement Violent (from Caractères des passions, gravés sur les desseins de l'illustre Monsieur le Brun)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 15/16 × 5 13/16 in. (7.5 × 14.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.2894
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite etching, titled *Étonnement avec frayeur, Compassion, Mouvement* (Astonishment with Fear, Compassion Violent Movement), comes from the series *Carères des passions*, engraved Sébastien Le Clerc the after designs by the illustrious Charles Le. Created between 1695 and 1720, it captures three intense male heads expressing raw emotions, showcasing Le Brun's mastery of facial expression during France's grand siècle under Louis XIV. Le Brun, a leading figure in French classicism and former director of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, pioneered systematic studies of h...
About the Artist
Sébastien Le Clerc, le Jeune|Charles Le Brun (French|French) · 1676 |1619 –1763 |1690
French, Paris 1676–1763 Gobelins|French, Paris 1619–1690 Paris