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Pierre Daret, designer

Virgin and Child, 1640

Description

Maker

Title

Virgin and Child

Year

1640

Medium

Engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 25.9 x 18.4 cm (10 3/16 x 7 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso:in pencil, LL:10-2-69 A-18/ProutéIn Plate--Two-line latin inscription, LC:Quid cernis, Virgo, Puero... (see print for full inscription) ; on bottom left:Simon Voüet pinxit ; on bottom, center:cum priuilegio Regis 1640 ; on bottom, right:Petrus Daret sculpsit Paris.

Type

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

69.163

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Brilliant Line

September 18, 2009 - January 3, 2010

Pierre Daret was a French engraver who worked briefly in Rome making engravings after the works of Simon Vouet. Daret’s hand was more conservative than that of his countryman Claude Mellan, exhibiting a firm but thin line and a sense of smoothness achieved by polished, regulated grids and contour lines. His style was appropriate for such tender subject matter as the Virgin and Child, by capturing the effect of strong light and its attendant spiritual power.

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