Jean Le Clerc (painter)
Jean Le Clerc (born August 1586 in Nancy ; † October 20, 1633 ibid) was a French Baroque painter.
He comes from a respected noble family in Lorraine who worked in the service of Duke Charles III. was. In 1617 he can be traced back to the Caravaggist Carlo Saraceni in Rome . His first known copper engraving (Death of the Virgin Mary) dates from 1619. In 1621 he completed a painting in the Doge's Palace (Call of Doge Dandolo to the Crusade), which Saraceni had begun before his death. For this he became a Knight of San Marco. In 1622 he was back in Lorraine, where the tenebrist Georges de la Tour , the painter Claude Deruet and the engraver Jacques Callot were also active around this time . In Lorraine he was a painter for the Dukes of Lorraine and worked a lot for the Jesuits and the Carmelites in Chaumont (Haut-Marne) (including a banquet for Herod).
Le Clerc is known as tenebrist , the chiaroscuro painting under the influence of Caravaggio , and was known for his mastery in lighting effects in night scenes. In addition to paintings, copper engravings and etchings have also been preserved.
Paintings attributed to him include Saint Francis Xavier preaching to the Indians (Nancy) and the Resurrection of Lazarus (Louvre), a shipwreck at the Villa Contarini in Piazzola sul Brenta , an Annunciation in Feltre (S. Giustina) and a denial of the Peter (Florence, Corsini Collection), Adoration of the Shepherds (Langres Museum).
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- ↑ It is also given in 1587 or 1588
- ↑ The Art Tribune, On the Purchase of the Resurrection of Lazarus
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Le Clerc, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1586 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nancy |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1633 |
| Place of death | Nancy |