Jean-François-Paul de Gondi, Le cardinal de Retz
Medium
Engraving; first state of three (Petitjean & Wickert)
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 3/16 × 9 11/16 in. (31 × 24.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number
20.13.14
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the turbulent world of 17th-century France with this striking engraving, *Jean-François-Paul de Gondi Le cardinal de Retz Dated 1650 and attributed to the masterful engraver Robert Nanteuil in collaboration with Jean Morin and Philippe de Champigne, it captures the of the charismatic Cardinal de Retz in the first state of three—a prized early impression noted in the Petitjean & Wickert. Measuring 12 3/16 × 9 11/16 inches, this print exemplifies the precision of Baroque-era portraiture, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, courtesy of the Roge...
About the Artist
Robert Nanteuil|Jean Morin|Philippe de Champaigne · 1623–1678
Robert Nanteuil (1623-1678) was a French portrait engraver, draughtsman, and pastellist who became the preeminent portraitist to the court of Louis XIV. His technical mastery and royal patronage fundamentally transformed the status of engraving in France, elevating it from a mechanical craft to a recognized fine art. Nanteuil stands as the outstanding French portrait engraver of the seventeenth c...