Les divers pourtraicts et figures III

c. 1600

Master AD

Associated Names
Master AD

Artist, French, active c. 1600

This is a drawing depicting playful scenes. The image is divided into three arch-shaped sections. Each section contains a pair of putti, or cherubic figures, engaged in various activities. In the left section is a floral archway. In the central section, two putti are wrestling beneath hanging objects. In the right section, another pair of putti is engaging in a playful tussle beneath more hanging items. The drawing conveys movement and interaction, with intricate details adding to the whimsical and playful atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 5 × 14.3 cm (1 15/16 × 5 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.131

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler Mon., no. 401

  • Series Title

    Les divers pourtraicts et figures: pl.3

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1858

  • Nagler, G.K. Die Monogrammisten und diejenigen bekannten und unbekannten Kunstler aller Schulen .... 5 vols. Munich: G. Franz, 1858-1879. Reprint. Munich: G. Hirth's Verlag, 1919.

Wikidata ID

Q65081103

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