Sébastien Bourdon: A Baroque Master of Dramatic Light and Emotion Sébastien Bourdon (1616 – 1671) stands as a pivotal figure in the flourishing artistic landscape of seventeenth-century France, embodying the grandeur and emotional intensity characteristic of the Baroque period. Born in Montpellier, France, he descended from a family steeped in artistic tradition—his father was a glass painter—and received an early education that instilled within him a profound appreciation for visual storytelling. Bourdon’s formative years were marked by apprenticeship under Jean Baptiste Tourneyn, a Parisi…