The Woman Clothed with the Sun
Jean Duvet
n.d.
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 29.5 × 21 cm (11 5/8 × 8 5/16 in.); Sheet: 31.5 × 23.1 cm (12 7/16 × 9 1/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
4402
About the Artist
Jean Duvet · 1485–1570
Jean Duvet (1485–after 1562), a pioneering French goldsmith and engraver from the provincial heartlands of Dijon and Langres, emerged as the first significant printmaker in France. Born to a Dijon goldsmith, he trained in the family trade and rose swiftly, becoming master of the Dijon Goldsmiths' Guild by 1509. Duvet's early career blended goldsmithing with engraving; no specific teachers are docu...