The Academy of Sciences and Fine Arts

Original Language TitleL'Academie des Sciences et des Beaux Arts

Artist Sebastian Leclerc (French, 1637 - 1714)

Daten.d.

MediumEngraving on paper

DimensionsUnframed: 10 1/16 × 15 1/4 inches (25.55 × 38.74 cm)
Framed: 15 3/8 × 21 1/4 inches (39.04 × 53.98 cm)

Credit LineGift of Jean McGreevy Green, Gail McGreevy Harmon, Annie McGreevy, Pamela McGreevy, Jessica McGreevy and Barbara Helen McGreevy

Object numberF96-43/2

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DescriptionThe engraving illustrates the Academy of Louis XIV, in which various subjects were taught, including architecture, mathematics, geography, medicine and painting, among others. Multiple figures dressed in loosely draped clothing are clustered around numerous scientific and mathematical instruments. The figures and equipment are scattered on varying levels in an open courtyard area surrounded by classical architecture characterized by arched entrances and Corinthian columns. On the right is a facade and arched entrance to a library with the word "Theologia" appearing near the top of the archway. The figures occupy the foreground, middleground and background; in the center a cluster of them surround a large illustration of various coats-of-arms; on the left is one of two globes visible in the composition with an accompanying group of figures.

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