What movement was René Charpentier part of?

René Charpentier was part of the Baroque movement.

Where can I see paintings by René Charpentier?

Paintings by René Charpentier are held by Victoria and Albert Museum.

René Charpentier — Paintings, Biography & Famous Works

René Charpentier is a Baroque artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

René Charpentier was the guy who turned printmaking into a kind of architectural gossip column. In 1704 he carved a tiny but perfect triumphal arch straight onto a copper plate, tiny enough to slip into your pocket yet big enough to make you feel like you’d walked through the Louvre yourself. That print still sits in drawers everywhere—one lean rectangle that somehow carries the weight of a whole palace. Click the thumbnail and you’ll spot the chisel marks like fingerprints; those are his real signature.

Works by René Charpentier

A Triumphal arch on the Louvre

Collections represented

Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.