Cardinal (le Bret?) in oval with allegorigal figures and a battle scene
17th century
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (31.8 × 39.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.4297
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Art Historical Context
Grégoire Huret, a prominent French engraver of the 17th century crafted this intricate engraving titled *Cardinal (le Bret?) oval with allegorical figures and a battle scene*. Active during the Baroque era under Louis XIV, Huret in reproductive prints and portraits that captured the grandeur of the French court and clergy. This sheet-sized work (12½ × 15½ inches) features a central oval portrait of a cardinal—possibly Nicolas le Bret, a influential church figure—flanked by symbolic allegorical figures representing virtues or triumphs, with a dynamic battle scene below evoking martial glory. E...
About the Artist
Grégoire Huret · 1606–1670
French draftsman and printmaker. Comment on works: Engraver & draftsman