The Incantation of Medea

1563

René Boyvin after Leonard Thiry

Associated Names
René Boyvin

Artist, French, c. 1525 - 1598 or c. 1625

Leonard Thiry

Artist After, Flemish, c. 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of a mythological scene with an elaborate frame. The image features a female figure reaching towards the sky under a starry night. Surrounding the main scene are borders filled with classical motifs. The corners of the frame display figures engaged in different activities: an elderly bearded man and a child in contemplation, and mythological creatures. The top is adorned with baskets of fruits and divine creatures, while the bottom integrates whimsical and grotesque faces.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut to platemark): 15.6 x 23.2 cm (6 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.69.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 56

  • Series Title

    Histoire de Jason et la conquête de la Toison d'Or

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William H. Schab Gallery, Inc., New York); purchased 2000 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

Inscriptions

lower left below trees: RB (in monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q75431299

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