Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 10 3/16 × 12 1/16 in. (25.9 × 30.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.2483
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Fire," an exquisite engraving from 1735, showcases the collaborative talents of German engravers Johann Justin Preissler Georg Martin Preissler French sculptor and designer Edme Bouchardon Produced during the Rococo era, this print measures 10 3/16 × 12 1/16 inches and captures the dynamic essence of its titular element through intricate lines and dramatic contrasts. Tags like animals, profiles, women, and suggest an allegorical scene, likely personifying the destructive yet vital force of fire with classical female figures in profile and symbolic beasts, evoking the Baroque tradition of elem...