De goede moeder

About this artwork

blad: hoogte 310 mm x breedte 335 mm

Art Historical Context

**De Goede Moeder (The Good Mother)** Louis Marin Bonnet, 1773–1774Step into the tender world of 18th French printmaking with Louis Marin Bonnet's * Goede Moeder*, a poignant depiction of maternal love created around 1773–1774. Measuring 310 × 335 mm, this sheet-sized work captures the era's fascination with domestic sentimentality, a theme resonating during the waning Rococo period when artists increasingly celebrated everyday virtues amid social upheavals leading to the French Revolution. Bonnet, a master engraver active in Paris, excelled in the "crayon manner" technique—a innovative int...

About the Artist

Louis Marin Bonnet · 1736–1793

Comment on works: Copper engraver