Louis-Marie-Armand de Simianes de Gordes
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 39.5 × 34.3 cm (15 9/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
50236
Art Historical Context
In the opulent world of 17th-century France under Louis XIV, Pierre Louis van Schuppen's 1669 engraving *Louis-Marie-Armand Simianes de Gord* captures the grandeur of aristocratic portraiture. Van Schuppen, a Flemish artist who settled in Paris, was renowned for his meticulous reproductive engravings after paintings by masters like Hyacinthe Rigaud. This portrait likely depicts Louis-Marie-Arm, a nobleman from the prominent Provençal family of Simian de Gordes, embodying the era's emphasis on lineage, status, and refined elegance amid the Sun King's courtly splendor. Engraved on paper and mea...