She gathers the fairest flower (Il più bel fior ne coglie), a group of six putti working together in an arched workshop

Q: When was "She gathers the fairest flower (Il più bel fior ne coglie), a group of six putti working together in an arched workshop" created?

This artwork was created 1740–59.

Q: Is "She gathers the fairest flower (Il più bel fior ne coglie), a group of six putti working together in an arched workshop" in the public domain?

Yes, She gathers the fairest flower (Il più bel fior ne coglie), a group of six putti working together in an arched workshop is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Giovanni Domenico Campiglia|Carlo Gregori

1740–59

She gathers the fairest flower (Il più bel fior ne coglie), a group of six putti working together in an arched workshop by Giovanni Domenico Campiglia|Carlo Gregori

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 4 15/16 × 6 1/8 in. (12.5 × 15.6 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924

Accession Number

24.63.1368

Art Historical Context

In the enchanting etching *She Gathers the Fairest FlowerIl più bel fior nelie)*, created between 1740 and 1759 by Italian artists Giovanni Domenico Campiglia Carlo Gregori, a lively group of six putti—those playful, winged cherubs emblematic of Renaissance and Baroque art—collaborate in a graceful arched workshop. Busily tending to blossoms, they evoke themes of innocence, harmony, and the pursuit of beauty, with the poetic Italian title suggesting a delicate allegory of selecting life's finest treasures. This intimate print, measuring just 4 15/16 × 6 1/8 inches, showcases the finesse of 18...

About the Artist

Giovanni Domenico Campiglia|Carlo Gregori · 1692–1775

Italian painter and printmaker.

She gathers the fairest flower (Il più bel fior ne coglie), a group of six putti working together in an arched workshop

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