Cupid Dancing with Two Allegorical Women

1612

Paulus Moreelse

Associated Names
Paulus Moreelse

Artist, Dutch, 1571 - 1638

This is a drawing of mythological figures and symbols. It depicts three central figures, including a winged child, holding hands with two draped female figures. The drawing features intricate detailing, movement in the flowing garments, decorative elements, and elaborate border design. Light and shadow through lines suggest depth and dimensionality in the figures and drapes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks in black and gray on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24 x 29.4 cm (9 7/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.10.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rijksmuseum Print Cabinet, Amsterdam (Lugt1838 & 699). Leonard Baskin, Leeds, MA (Lugt 4473 & 4475)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

recto: across top in plate inscription in 4 lines w/ break in center; lower left in plate: PMorelse / 1612; verso: at center in black ink: L. & L. Baskin / 1965 (Lugt 4475); in blue pencil: 44: 1377

Markings

verso: Rijksmuseum Print Cabinet (Lugt1838 & 699); Leonard Baskin (Lugt 4473)

Watermarks

Shield

Wikidata ID

Q74067169

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