Jean’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Brisville (French, active 1663)

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Bris e Ville (French)

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Bris e Ville (French)

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Bris e Ville (French)

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Bris e Ville (French)

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Bris e Ville (French)

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Bris e Ville (French)

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Bris e Ville (French)

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Bris e Ville (French)

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Bris e Ville (French)

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Bris e Ville (French)

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Bris e Ville (French)

Panel
Design in the style of Daniel Marot I (French, 1661–1752) or Jean Berain I (French, 1640-1711) India, for the European market

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Bris e Ville (French)

The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series
After a design by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636–1699) in the style of Jean I Berain (1640–1711); border design by Jean I Berain Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of the Behagle family (directors, 1684–1711), the Filleul brothers (codirectors, 1711–22), or Noël-Antoine Mérou (director, 1722–33) France, Beauvais

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Bris e Ville (French)

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Bris e Ville (French)

Designs for Locksmiths
Jean Bérain I (French, 1640-1711) after Hugues Bris e Ville (French)

Elevator Grille from the Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago, Illinois
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: Artist's commentary
Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585-c. 1664)