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Arithmetic, from the series Seven Liberal Arts, Georg Pencz ca. 1500–1550 graphic artist; allegory/personification of Arithmetic; German, Renaissance, 16th century; graphic print; materials: German graphics/graphic print; subject: woman with attributes, putti and winged putti, interiors, scientific instruments, measurements, laurel wreath; figures with attributes; dimensions: height 7.8 cm, width 5 cm., A monochrome engraving shows a seated woman in draped clothing seen in profile, leaning forward with one arm on a table and the other reaching toward a flat surface on the table; her hair is braided and coiled at the back of her head and she wears sandals. Opposite her, a winged child figure stands on the table edge holding a long rectangular object, looking toward the woman; the child is nude and has curly hair and feathered wings. The table is covered with a cloth and displays a grid-like board and small round objects, while a few rectangular blocks lie on the floor near the woman's feet. The scene is set against an interior backdrop with architectural elements, a small vessel with a handle and a flame-like wick on the floor, and a patterned bench beneath the woman. The image is rendered in shades of black, white, and gray with fine line work and hatching.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A33_108

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

74.1Mo (5.3Mo) / 36.6cm x 50.8cm / 4318 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Arithmetic series Seven Liberal Arts Georg Pencz ca 1500–1550 graphic artist allegory personification German Renaissance 16th century graphic print materials German graphics subject woman attributes putti winged putti interiors scientific instruments measurements laurel wreath figures dimensions height 7.8 cm width 5 cm monochrome engraving seated woman draped clothing profile leaning forward arm table reaching flat surface hair braided coiled back head wears sandals Opposite winged child figure stands table edge holding long rectangular object looking child nude curly hair feathered wings covered cloth displays grid- board small round objects rectangular blocks lie floor near woman's feet scene set interior backdrop architectural elements small vessel handle flame- wick floor patterned bench beneath image rendered shades black white gray fine line work hatching.