Drawing: Expressions of Emotion (Laughter, Weeping, Compassion, Sadness), from Encyclopédie
<p>Le Brun’s most active expressions appear at the top of this sheet. His lecture linked the states of laughter and weeping, suggesting that with the exception of laughter’s exposed teeth, they should be drawn in nearly the same way. Sadness, a purer expression than the first two, appears at the bottom right as a “disagreeable languor of the soul.” The compassionate youth at left appears equally subdued by his contemplation of this tragic state.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1762
- Dimensions
- Image: 31.7 × 20.6 cm (12 1/2 × 8 1/8 in.); Plate: 35 × 22.5 cm (13 13/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Sheet: 40 × 26 cm (15 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- A. J. Defehrt
Artist
Printmaking
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century)
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- A. J. Defehrt
- Year
- 1762
- Dimensions
- Image: 31.7 × 20.6 cm (12 1/2 × 8 1/8 in.); Plate: 35 × 22.5 cm (13 13/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Sheet: 40 × 26 cm (15 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1762-115934
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified