Charles Le Brun
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| [[Image:Physiognomy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Designs by French artist [[Charles Le Brun]], taken from a a 19th century book about [[physiognomy]]]] | [[Image:Physiognomy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Designs by French artist [[Charles Le Brun]], taken from a a 19th century book about [[physiognomy]]]] | ||
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| - | '''Charles Le Brun''' (24 February 1619 – 22 February 1690) was a French [[Painting|painter]] and [[Aesthetics|art theorist]], one of the dominant artists in 17th century [[France]]. | + | '''Charles Le Brun''' (24 February 1619 – 22 February 1690) was a French [[Painting|painter]] and [[Aesthetics|art theorist]], one of the dominant artists in 17th century [[France]]. In his posthumously published treatise, ''[[Méthode pour apprendre à dessiner les passions]]'' (1698) he promoted the expression of the emotions in painting. It had much influence on art theory for the next two centuries. |
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| - | He is also the author of ''[[Conférence sur l'Expression générale et particulière des passions]]'' (given in 1668 – published in 1698) [http://www23.us.archive.org/details/methodepourappre00lebr]. | + | |
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| - | In 1668 gaf Le Brun een aantal lezingen aan de academie onder de titel ''Methode pour apprendre a dessiner les passions'' waarin hij [[emotie]]s in een gedetailleerd schema onderbracht. Deze lezingen had hij onderbouwd met het werk van [[René Descartes|Descartes]] die had gezegd in zijn werk ''Les Passions de l'Ame'' dat de mens lijkt op een apparaat dat externe prikkels omzet in actie. Passies zijn affecties van de ziel en de ziel regelt de reacties van het lichaam door middel van de pijnappelklier in de hersenen. | + | |
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| - | [[Bestand:Galerie1.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Plafond in de Spiegelzaal, Versailles]] | + | |
| - | Dit schema kon gebruikt worden door kunstenaars. Het was eigenlijk niet zozeer zijn bedoeling emoties overzichtelijk te schematiseren, maar ook om op schilderijen een wereld te kunnen scheppen die eerlijk was, zonder de imperfecties en dubbele emotie die vaak te zien zijn in de echte wereld. | + | |
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Charles Le Brun (24 February 1619 – 22 February 1690) was a French painter and art theorist, one of the dominant artists in 17th century France. In his posthumously published treatise, Méthode pour apprendre à dessiner les passions (1698) he promoted the expression of the emotions in painting. It had much influence on art theory for the next two centuries.
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