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Melpomene, print, A seated woman with a flute in her right hand and a roll of paper on her lap. Next to her lie three books and in front of her lies a flower. Numbered at the bottom center: 3., signature and date: 'J Kuyper 1 May 1861', printmaker: J. Kuyper (printmaker) (signed by artist), after print by Hendrick Goltzius, 1861-05-01, Hendrick Goltzius, after print by, paper, engraving, etching, stippelwerk, height 265 mm x width 216 mm, 'Melpomene' (Ripa), A seated woman rendered in a detailed engraved style wearing a long, flowing dress with puffed sleeves and a fitted bodice, her hair pulled back and topped with a small knot, gazing forward with a calm expression. She holds a rolled scroll in one hand and rests the other hand on her lap, where another partially unfurled scroll lies. Draped fabric surrounds her and forms deep folds across her skirt and around her shoulders. Textured crosshatching fills the background and shading across the figure, and a closed book sits near the base of the composition beside the hem of her dress.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B34_022

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

36.8Mo (6.3Mo) / 25.2cm x 36.6cm / 2975 x 4319 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Melpomene print seated woman flute right hand roll paper lap Next lie three books front lies flower Numbered bottom center 3 signature date J Kuyper 1 1861 printmaker J Kuyper signed artist Hendrick Goltzius 1861-05-01 engraving etching stippelwerk height 265 mm x width 216 mm Ripa seated woman rendered detailed engraved style wearing long flowing dress puffed sleeves fitted bodice hair pulled back topped small knot gazing forward calm expression holds rolled scroll hand rests another partially unfurled scroll lies Draped fabric surrounds forms deep folds across skirt shoulders Textured crosshatching fills background shading across figure closed book sits near base composition beside hem dress