Artwork
Guillaume de Brisacier
Guillaume de Brisacier is a print by the Baroque artist Antoine Masson. It dates from 1664 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Guillaume de Brisacier is a print portrait by Antoine Masson, a French engraver who initially trained as an armorer. The work, created in 1664, is a formal representation of its subject.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts Guillaume de Brisacier, a man of title, in a traditional formal style characteristic of engraved likenesses from the period. He is shown with curly hair and a mustache, wearing a ruffled collar and dark jacket.
Technique & Style
Masson employed shading techniques to create contrast between the subject's face and the dark background, a common device in Baroque portraiture. The face is framed by a circular border adorned with decorative leaves and a crest.
Artist & collection
Artist
Antoine Masson (1636 – 30 May 1700, in Paris) was a French painter, but above all a line engraver, born at Loury, near Orléans.
