1688
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Gaspard Charrier is a 1688 by Antoine Masson, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white portrait shows a man with curly hair and a mustache, wearing a high-collared shirt and a dark coat. His face is framed by a circular border with leafy decorations, and a small coat of arms sits below. The background is plain, putting all focus on his serious expression. The artist used shading to make the face pop out against the dark background. This trick was common in Baroque portraits to add drama. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how light and shadow create depth in art.
Antoine Masson (1636 – 30 May 1700, in Paris) was a French painter, but above all a line engraver, born at Loury, near Orléans.
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