Allegorie op de schilderkunst

About this artwork

collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

Simon Fokke’s “Allegorie op de schilderkunst” is a delicate 18th-century etching that celebrates the art of painting itself. Created during the artist’s lifetime (1722–1784), the small print—measuring just 155 by 94 millimetres—reflects the period’s taste for refined, intimate works intended for collectors and connoisseurs rather than large public display. Fokke, a Dutch etcher active in Amsterdam, specialised in book illustrations and allegorical subjects that blended classical motifs with contemporary elegance. The title indicates a traditional allegory of painting, a theme long favoured in...

About the Artist

Simon Fokke · 1712–1784

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