Caption

Open door to an art room with statues on either side of the personifications of Genius and Work, Cabinet des Beaux Arts, Le Cabinet des Beaux Arts, The Treasury of the Fine Arts, print, album page, title page, Open door to a room with an art collection. On either side statues of the personifications of Genius, with flame of inspiration on the head, and Work with hammer and compass. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pieter Sluyter, Amsterdam, after print by Pierre Lepautre, publisher: Pieter Schenk (I), grantor of privilege: States of Holland and West Friesland, 1693, Pierre Lepautre, after print by, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 220 mm x width 311 mm, 'Genio' (Ripa), Labour, cabinet of curiosities, 'Kunst- und Wunderkammer', An architectural engraving showing a central open doorway flanked by two recessed niches each containing a sculpted full-length figure, the left figure with wings and crossed arms draped with a cloth at the waist and standing on a small plinth, the right figure muscular, posed with one arm raised and holding a tool while a cloth wraps the waist and a plinth supports the feet; the wall surrounding the niches is ornamented with vertical fluted panels, decorative garlands hanging from carved keystones, and rectangular relief panels with floral and ribbon motifs; through the doorway an interior room is visible with tall bookcases filled with volumes, framed medallion reliefs and figurative panels on the far wall, a central table or desk with open books and writing implements, and a decorated ceiling with a roundel of figures.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_033

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41.4Mb (11.6Mb) / 15.1in x 10.6in / 4537 x 3190 (300dpi)

Keywords

Open door art room statues side personifications Genius Work Cabinet des Beaux Arts Le Cabinet des Beaux Arts Treasury Fine Arts print album page title page room art collection side statues flame inspiration head hammer compass Print part album printmaker Pieter Sluyter Amsterdam Pierre Lepautre publisher Pieter Schenk I grantor privilege States Holland West Friesland 1693 paper etching engraving height 220 mm x width 311 mm Genio Ripa Labour cabinet curiosities Kunst- und Wunderkammer architectural showing central open doorway flanked two recessed niches containing sculpted full-length figure left figure wings crossed arms draped cloth waist standing small plinth right figure muscular posed arm raised holding tool cloth wraps plinth supports feet wall surrounding niches ornamented vertical fluted panels decorative garlands hanging carved keystones rectangular relief panels floral ribbon motifs doorway interior room visible tall bookcases filled volumes framed medallion reliefs figurative panels far wall central table desk open books writing implements decorated ceiling roundel figures