Young woman spinning thread for an arrow
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Image: 8 3/8 × 6 3/4 in. (21.3 × 17.1 cm) Sheet: 9 7/8 × 7 5/16 in. (25.1 × 18.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1947
Accession Number
47.100.832
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the intricate etching and engraving *Young Woman Spinning Thread for an Arrow created between 1686 and 1741, a collaboration of skilled French printmakers—Jacques Courtin and members of the prolific Poilly family (François IV, François II, and-Baptiste de Poilly)—ings to life a poised young woman at work. This print, measuring about 8⅜ × 6¾ inches, exemplifies the Baroque era's fascination with everyday labor infused with subtle grace, highlighting women's roles in craft and preparation, possibly evoking themes of domestic skill tied to archery or hunting traditions. Etching and engraving ...
About the Artist
Jacques Courtin|François IV de Poilly|François II de Poilly|Jean-Baptiste de Poilly (French|French|French) · 1686 |1700 |1672 –1762 |1800 |1752
French, Paris ca. 1686–1762 Grand Vaux|French, active Paris, ca. 1730–50|French, Sens 1672–1752 Paris