Caption
Coin with the portrait of Diane de Poitiers, print, Medal with the portrait of Diane de Poitiers, Countess of Saint Vallier. On the other side the goddess Diana trampling Cupid., printmaker: Bernard Picart, Amsterdam, 1719, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 62 mm x width 138 mm, Person, Diana of Poitiers, (story of) Diana (Artemis), medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function), punishment of Cupid, A beige rectangular sheet with a thin double-lined border contains two large circular framed medallion designs side by side, each set against a finely lined round background. The left medallion shows a profile bust of a woman facing left with detailed hair pulled back and adorned with a textured headband, a bare shoulder with a draped garment, and finely stippled shading on the skin. The right medallion depicts a draped female figure stepping forward with flowing cloth around her torso and arm, holding a curved object while a small winged child reclines at her feet on a platform, both figures rendered with intricate line work and crosshatching. Both circular frames have concentric rings and small dot accents, and the sheet shows minor speckles and a slightly darker small signature area below the medallions.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A94_329
License type
Rights managed
Available size
41.7Mb (8.6Mb) / 18.0in x 9.0in / 5399 x 2699 (300dpi)