Dialectic: a young woman standing in a decorated interior and touching her right index finger to her left middle finger in a counting gesture, at her feet is a toad seated on a stack of books, from "The liberal arts" (Les arts liberaux)

Q: When was "Dialectic: a young woman standing in a decorated interior and touching her right index finger to her left middle finger in a counting gesture, at her feet is a toad seated on a stack of books, from "The liberal arts" (Les arts liberaux)" created?

This artwork was created 1633–35.

Q: Is "Dialectic: a young woman standing in a decorated interior and touching her right index finger to her left middle finger in a counting gesture, at her feet is a toad seated on a stack of books, from "The liberal arts" (Les arts liberaux)" in the public domain?

Yes, Dialectic: a young woman standing in a decorated interior and touching her right index finger to her left middle finger in a counting gesture, at her feet is a toad seated on a stack of books, from "The liberal arts" (Les arts liberaux) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Gilles Rousselet|Grégoire Huret|Pierre Mariette

1633–35

Dialectic: a young woman standing in a decorated interior and touching her right index finger to her left middle finger in a counting gesture, at her feet is a toad seated on a stack of books, from "The liberal arts" (Les arts liberaux) by Gilles Rousselet|Grégoire Huret|Pierre Mariette

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

image: 12 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (30.8 x 21.3 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.39

Tags

BooksWomenFrogs

Art Historical Context

This engraving, created between 1633 and 1635 by the French printmakers Gilles Rousselet and Grégoire Huret and published by Pierre Mariette, belongs to the *The Liberal Arts* (*Les arts libéraux*). It personifies Dialectic, the art of logical reasoning and debate, as one of the seven medieval disciplines that formed the foundation of university education. Rendered in fine engraving—a technique prized in 17th-century France for its precision and ability to circulate images widely—the print captures the intellectual ideals of the period through delicate line work and balanced composition. In t...

About the Artist

Gilles Rousselet|Grégoire Huret|Pierre Mariette (French|French|Italian) · 1614 |1614 |1575 –1686 |1686 |1642

French, Paris 1614–1686 Paris|French, Paris 1614–1686 Paris|Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna

Dialectic: a young woman standing in a decorated interior and touching her right index finger to her left middle finger in a counting gesture, at her feet is a toad seated on a stack of books, from "The liberal arts" (Les arts liberaux)

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