Summer
17th century
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 3/4 × 8 1/8 in. (29.9 × 20.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.4238
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Summer** is a captivating 17th engraving created by French artists Grégoire Huret, Pierre Mariette, Jean Couvay, housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints. Measuring 11 3/4 × 8 1/8 inches, this print exemplifies the collaborative spirit of Baroque-era printmaking, where designers, engravers, and publishers these artists worked together to produce intricate images for wide distribution. Acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund in1953, it reflects the era's fascination with seasonal allegories, blending portraiture with symbolic motifs. The artwork features women in a ...
About the Artist
Grégoire Huret|Pierre Mariette|Jean Couvay · 1606–1670
French draftsman and printmaker. Comment on works: Engraver & draftsman