Livre de Diverses Grotesques peintes dans le Cabinet et Bains de la Reyne Regente, au Palais Royale

1647

Michel Dorigny, after Simon Vouet

Associated Names
Michel Dorigny

Artist, French, 1617 - 1665

Simon Vouet

Artist After, French, 1590 - 1649

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    complete set of fifteen etchings with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 45 × 23.2 cm (17 11/16 × 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.174.2-16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil 1967, nos. 105-119

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Associated Artworks

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This is a drawing of an allegorical scene with heavenly figures and a textual introduction. The drawing features a winged figure holding a crown in the sky and another character blowing a trumpet. The sky has soft clouds. Below is text in French mentioning artists and locations.

Title Page

Michel Dorigny

1647

This is a drawing of an ornamental coat of arms. The design includes a central shield with heraldic symbols, two cherubic figures, each with an arm on a lion, and detailed decorations such as musical instruments, scrolls, and feathers. A banner with Latin inscriptions is at the top, and the composition is framed by scrollwork with text below.

Frontispiece

Michel Dorigny

1647

This is a drawing of an ornate and allegorical scene with detailed figures, scrolls, and emblems. The drawing features a landscape scene within a central hexagonal frame. Surrounded by decorations, cherubic figures, and mythical creatures including winged figures and animals, it conveys a rich sense of baroque ornamentation. Above the central hexagon is a circular medallion showing a classical scene. The drawing incorporates swirling motifs and wreaths, contributing to its grandeur and complexity.

Ornamental Panel Surmounted by a Winged Harpy

Michel Dorigny

1647

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Carolyn Bullard, Dallas); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe: no. 105-119

Wikidata ID

Q77005822

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