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La Poesie, Poetry or Poetic Art, Le Cabinet des Beaux Arts, The Treasury of the Liberal Arts, print, album page, Ceiling piece with the personified Art of Poetry, leaning against a writing desk with a laurel wreath on her head. Surrounding her are putti with musical instruments and a mask. On the left, a bookcase. In the background on the right, a theater where the play Cinna is being performed. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pieter Sluyter, Amsterdam, after print by Pierre Lepautre, after painting by Alexandre (painter), publisher: Pieter Schenk (I), grantor of privilege: States of Holland and West Friesland, 1693, Pierre Lepautre, after print by, paper, etching, engraving, height 171 mm x width 263 mm, (decorated) ceiling, symbolic representations, allegories and emblems, poetry, 'Poesia' (Ripa), A detailed oval engraving shows a seated female figure draped in flowing fabric, leaning her head on one hand with a pensive expression, surrounded by four cherubic children and theatrical props; one child sits at her feet holding a theatrical mask, another reclines playing a small harp, a third stands behind blowing a long trumpet, and a fourth lies on the floor blowing a shorter wind instrument. Books and loose sheets are scattered on the checkered floor near the woman's feet and a quill and inkwell sit on a nearby table beneath a backdrop of tall stacked volumes. Heavy drapery hangs behind the central group, and to the right a framed architectural scene with small sculpted figures and chandeliers appears like a stage set. The composition is finely hatched with intricate shading and ornate furniture details visible within the oval frame.

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La Poesie Poetry Poetic Art Le Cabinet des Beaux Arts Treasury Liberal Arts print album page Ceiling piece personified Art leaning writing desk laurel wreath head Surrounding putti musical instruments mask left bookcase background right theater play Cinna performed Print part album printmaker Pieter Sluyter Amsterdam Pierre Lepautre painting Alexandre painter publisher Pieter Schenk I grantor privilege States Holland West Friesland 1693 paper etching engraving height 171 mm x width 263 mm decorated ceiling symbolic representations allegories emblems poetry Poesia Ripa detailed oval engraving seated female figure draped flowing fabric hand pensive expression surrounded four cherubic children theatrical props child sits feet holding theatrical mask another reclines playing small harp third stands blowing long trumpet fourth lies floor blowing shorter wind instrument Books loose sheets scattered checkered floor near woman's feet quill inkwell sit nearby table beneath backdrop tall stacked volumes Heavy drapery hangs central group framed architectural scene small sculpted figures chandeliers stage set composition finely hatched intricate shading ornate furniture details visible within oval frame