Five figures: one woman and two couples as caryatids, from a series of Allegories after Paolo Farinati, bound in Oeuvres. Vol. III

Publisher Pierre Mariette le fils French

17th century

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This print is bound in Volume III of Oeuvres. Jombert published his collection of Le Pautre in 1751. Volume III contains "desseins d'orfeverie, serrurerie, etc.;" This print is part of a series of plates of Allegories after Paolo Farinati.

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Title: Five figures: one woman and two couples as caryatids, from a series of Allegories after Paolo Farinati, bound in Oeuvres. Vol. III
Series/Portfolio: Allegories after Paolo Farinati
Artist: Jean Le Pautre (French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris)
Artist: After Paolo Farinati (Italian, Verona 1524–1606 Verona)
Publisher: Pierre Mariette le fils (French, Paris 1634–1716 Paris)
Published in: Paris
Date: 17th century
Medium: Etching and engraving; second state of three (Préaud)
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 8 1/4 in. (34 × 21 cm)
Plate: 6 × 8 3/4 in. (15.3 × 22.3 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Object Number: 33.84(3.111)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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