Caption
Panel with the Abduction of Europa in a medallion, Ornemens de Paneaux, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 6, Panel with the Abduction of Europa in a medallion. From a series of ornamental panels for wooden paneling for rooms and galleries. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Jean Lepautre, publisher: Pierre Mariette (II), Paris, grantor of privilege: Louis XIV (King of France), c. 1655 - c. 1657, Louis, An ornate vertical engraving showing a framed decorative panel with an elaborate border of parallel lines enclosing a central composition dominated by flowing drapery, garlands, and carved foliage; near the top two reclining cherubic figures sit among leafy scrolls flanking a circular medallion that contains a small seascape with a rider on a rearing horse and distant hills; beneath the medallion two standing female figures face slightly towards each other, each wearing flowing robes and surrounded by heavy swags of flowers and cascading foliage, their arms supporting a garland that meets at a central ornamental mask; larger shelllike volutes and leafy acanthus forms surround the upper and side margins, and additional cherubic figures and winged faces are integrated into the ornamental architecture; the whole design is rendered in fine linear engraving with dense hatching and crosshatching creating shadow and texture.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B45_163
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45.5Mb (6.4Mb) / 10.9in x 16.2in / 3276 x 4856 (300dpi)