1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Les mandarins lettrés is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see six men sitting around a table, looking tired or deep in thought. They're all wearing traditional robes and there are books scattered around them. Their expressions are exaggerated, which adds to the scene. This painting seems to be making a comment on the life of scholars. The men look worn out, like their studies are weighing them down. To learn more about the method used to create this image, look into the technique: lithography.
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
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