Légende

Sculpture, La Sculpture, Le Cabinet des Beaux Arts, The Treasury of the Liberal Arts, print, album page, Ceiling piece with the personification of Sculpture. She is sculpting a bust of Louis XIV. Putti assist her. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pieter Sluyter, Amsterdam, after print by Louis Cossin, after painting by Jacques-Antoine Friquet de Vauroze, publisher: Pieter Schenk (I), grantor of privilege: Staten van Holland en West-Friesland, 1693, Louis Cossin, States of Holland and West Friesland, after print by, provider of privilege, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 170 mm x width 263 mm, 'Sculptura', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems, 'Scoltura' (Ripa), (decorated) ceiling, An oval engraving shows a central seated female figure draped in flowing cloth holding a small mallet in one hand and appearing to work on a sculpted bust placed on a pedestal, surrounded by several putti engaged in various activities; one putto stands at left near a book and tools, another sits at right with a tool and a shieldlike object, and one kneels in front offering a chisel. The background includes a stone wall behind the main group and a distant landscape with architectural forms and a standing statue visible through an opening on the left, while the right background shows a scene of multiple figures near steps and a fountain. Various sculpting tools, a compass, and a carved head lie on the ground and on a low platform around the figures, and the scene is enclosed within an oval border.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B28_373

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

34.5Mo (10.5Mo) / 36.5cm x 23.7cm / 4309 x 2800 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Sculpture La Sculpture Le Cabinet des Beaux Arts Treasury Liberal Arts print album page Ceiling piece personification sculpting bust Louis XIV Putti assist Print part album printmaker Pieter Sluyter Amsterdam Louis Cossin painting Jacques-Antoine Friquet de Vauroze publisher Pieter Schenk I grantor privilege Staten van Holland en West-Friesland 1693 States Holland West Friesland provider paper etching engraving height 170 mm x width 263 mm Sculptura symbolic representations allegories emblems Scoltura Ripa decorated ceiling oval engraving central seated female figure draped flowing cloth holding small mallet hand appearing work sculpted bust placed pedestal surrounded several putti engaged various activities putto stands left near book tools another sits right tool shieldlike object kneels front offering chisel background includes stone wall main group distant landscape architectural forms standing statue visible opening left right background scene multiple figures near steps fountain Various compass carved head lie ground low platform figures enclosed within oval border