A Painter in his Studio
ca. 1667
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 3/8 × 7 5/16 in. (26.3 × 18.6 cm) Plate: 5 1/2 × 3 5/16 in. (14 × 8.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.173
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Art Historical Context
Abraham Bosse's *A Painter in his Studio (ca. 1667) is a charming etching that captures the intimate world of a 17th-century French artist at work. Bosse (1602–1676), a pioneering printmaker and founding member of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de, was renowned for his detailed depictions of everyday life, professions, and artistic processes. This small-scale print—measuring just 5½ × 3⅜ inches on the plate—emplifies his commitment to documenting the creative labor of his time, reflecting the growing professionalization of art during France's Baroque era under Louis XIV. As an etching, th...
About the Artist
Abraham Bosse · 1602–1676
Abraham Bosse (1604–1676) was a French printmaker and theorist whose approximately 1,600 etchings provide an unparalleled visual record of 17th-century French life. Born to Huguenot parents in Tours, he trained in Paris under Melchior Tavernier and became a devoted follower of Jacques Callot's technical innovations. Bosse's meticulous etchings depicted subjects ranging from daily life and fashion ...