Caption

Allegory with the writer Jean de La Fontaine and his muse, print, In a forest, a writer, possibly Jean de La Fontaine, is inspired by a female personification of Truth, who is revealed by two putti. Various animals have gathered around him. In the foreground, a lyre and a profile portrait of the Greek fabulist Aesop., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, after drawing by Jacobus Buys, 1786, paper, etching, engraving, height 235 mm x width 152 mm, Proof print of illustration for: La Fontaine, Jean de. Fables. Amsterdam: Johannes Allart and Gerrit Warnars, Harlingen: Van der Plaats, 1803., Person, Aesopus, Truth, 'Verità' (Ripa), snakes, author, poet writing, A reclining nude woman rests on clouds beneath a draped cloth held aloft by two winged cherubs, one at each side, while a third cherub leans over the cloth from above; below them a seated figure with long hair and flowing robes writes on a slanted tablet, surrounded by various animals including a horse, a cow, a lion, a goat, a dog sitting alert, and other livestock; to the left a tree with birds perched on its branches and a pair of birds on a lower branch are visible, and at the foreground near the writer there are a book, a vessel, and coils of rope or reins on the ground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B43_403

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Keywords

Allegory writer Jean de La Fontaine muse print forest writer Jean de La Fontaine inspired female personification Truth revealed two putti Various animals gathered foreground lyre profile portrait Greek fabulist Aesop printmaker Reinier Vinkeles I Amsterdam drawing Jacobus Buys 1786 paper etching engraving height 235 mm x width 152 mm Proof print illustration La Fontaine Jean de Fables Johannes Allart Gerrit Warnars Harlingen Van der Plaats 1803 Person Aesopus Verità Ripa snakes author poet writing reclining nude woman rests clouds beneath draped cloth held aloft two winged cherubs side third cherub leans cloth them seated figure long hair flowing robes writes slanted tablet surrounded various animals horse cow lion goat dog sitting alert livestock left tree birds perched branches pair birds lower branch visible foreground near book vessel coils rope reins ground