Jean LeClerc (painter)

This article is about the painter. For other people with this name, seeJean Leclerc (disambiguation).

Portrait of Jean LeClerc byAnthony van Dyck

Jean LeClerc(1587/88 – buried 20 October 1633) was a17th-centurypainter from theDuchy of Lorraine.His style wasBaroque,or more specifically "tenebrist".Only six authenticated paintings remain of LeClerc’s work, but numerous etchings and engravings have survived.

LeClerc was born and died atNancy.He studied with the Venetian masterCarlo Saraceni.LeClerc is known for his mastery of nocturnal light effects, and the luminosity of his scenes.

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References

• Myers, Bernard S. (1969) "Le Clerc, Jean (1587?-1633)"McGraw-Hill Dictionary of ArtMcGraw-Hill, New York;
• Gealt, Adelheid M. (1993)Painting of the Golden Age: a biographical dictionary of seventeenth-century European paintersGreenwood Press, Westport, CT,ISBN0-313-24310-7;
• Langmuir, Erika and Lynton, Norbert (2000) "LeClerc, Jean"The Yale Dictionary of Art and ArtistsYale University Press, New Haven, CT;

External links

• Media related toJean LeClerc (painter)at Wikimedia Commons