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Sebastien Leclerc, French

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Sébastien Leclerc was a French printmaker whose engravings and etchings documented the scientific and technical achievements of 17th-century France with unprecedented precision. Working across allegorical, architectural, and scientific subjects, his prints synthesized the visual language of court art with the emerging culture of empirical observation. A prolific draftsman, Leclerc created over 3,000 plates during a career spanning more than five decades, establishing the aesthetic standards for French reproductive engraving. His work appeared in royal commissions and technical treatises, bridging art and knowledge production in the age of Louis XIV.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 40% · Updated 14d ago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Artworks (7)

Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: Virgin and Child

1490 · Oil on panel

Panel: 117.3 × 50.8 cm (46 3/16 × 20 in.); Framed: 137.2 × 69.8 cm (54 × 27 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: The Ascension

1490 · Oil on panel

Panel: 117.4 × 50.8 cm (46 1/4 × 20 in.); Framed: 137.2 × 69.8 cm (54 × 27 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: Pentecost

1490 · Oil on panel

Panel: 117 × 51.1 cm (46 1/16 × 20 1/8 in.); Framed: 137.2 × 69.7 cm (54 × 27 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: The Last Supper

1475 · Oil on panel

Panel: 117.2 × 50.9 cm (46 1/8 × 20 in.); Framed: 137.2 × 69.8 cm (54 × 27 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ

1340 · Ivory

21.3 × 21.3 cm (8 7/16 × 8 7/16 in.); Left wing: 21.1 × 10.6 cm (8 5/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Right wing: 21.3 × 10.6 cm (8 7/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Virgin and Child

1240 · Ivory

22.4 × 9.5 cm (8 7/8 × 3 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Head of an Apostle

1200 · Limestone

H.: 43 cm (17 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute Chicago
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