Partisan Carried by the Bodyguard of Louis XIV (1638–1715, reigned from 1643)
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Jean Bérain the Elder
French1640–1711
About
Jean Bérain the Elder was a draughtsman and designer, painter and engraver of ornament, the artistic force in the Royal office of the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi where all the designs originated for court spectacle, from fêtes to funerals, and many designs for furnishings not covered by the Bâtiments du Roi. The "Berainesque" style of light arabesques and playful grotesques was an essential element in the style Régence that led to the French Rocaille and European Rococo.
Notable works
Three Partisans Carried by the Bodyguard of Louis XIV (1638–1715, reigned from 1643)
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Chinoise".Costume sketch
at Nationalmuseum
Costume Sketch, a Polish Man in the Fêtes de Thalie
at Nationalmuseum
Costume Sketch, Dulcinea
at Nationalmuseum
Costume Sketch, a High Priestess /"Grande Pretresse"
at Nationalmuseum
Costume Sketch, Punchinello
at Nationalmuseum
Costume Sketch, Sancho Panza
at Nationalmuseum
Costume Sketch, an Old Lady
at Nationalmuseum
Works in the collection
23 works
Partisan Carried by the Bodyguard of Louis XIV (1638–1715, reigned from 1643)
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Three Partisans Carried by the Bodyguard of Louis XIV (1638–1715, reigned from 1643)
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Chinoise".Costume sketch
at Nationalmuseum
Costume Sketch, a Polish Man in the Fêtes de Thalie
at Nationalmuseum
Costume Sketch, Dulcinea
at Nationalmuseum
Costume Sketch, a High Priestess /"Grande Pretresse"
at Nationalmuseum
Costume Sketch, Punchinello
at Nationalmuseum
Costume Sketch, Sancho Panza
at Nationalmuseum
Stage Decor for the First Act of the Opéra-Ballet Les Saisons, by Collasse
at Nationalmuseum
Costume Sketch, an Old Lady
at Nationalmuseum
More by Jean Bérain the Elder in institutions
Nationalmuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
Louvre Museum
Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, France
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manhattan, United States
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
