Vase of flowers
Reference: | S39605 |
Author | Jean MARIETTE |
Year: | 1680 ca. |
Printed: | Paris |
Measures: | 248 x 176 mm |
Reference: | S39605 |
Author | Jean MARIETTE |
Year: | 1680 ca. |
Printed: | Paris |
Measures: | 248 x 176 mm |
Description
Etching, circa 1680, signed in plate with editorial imprint of Librairie des Colonnes d'Hercule.
Beautiful proof, printed on contemporary laid paper, with margins, in excellent condition. Beautifully colored by hand.
Jean Mariette was born in Paris, the son of Pierre II Mariette (1634–1716) and grandson of Pierre I Mariette (1596–1657), both wealthy print publishers. He studied drawing, painting, and engraving with his brother-in-law Jean-Baptiste Corneille, but after Charles Le Brun saw some of his engravings and advised him to focus on that, he stopped painting. After his father's death, he took over one of the family's print businesses, the 'Librairie des Colonnes d'Hercule', whereas his older brother, Pierre-Joseph.
Jean MARIETTE (Parigi 22 giugno 1660 - 19 settembre 1742)
Jean Mariette (22 June 1660 – 19 September 1742) was a French engraver and print dealer and publisher.
Jean Mariette was born in Paris, the son of Pierre II Mariette (1634–1716) and grandson of Pierre I Mariette (1596–1657), both wealthy print publishers. He studied drawing, painting, and engraving with his brother-in-law Jean-Baptiste Corneille, but after Charles Le Brun saw some of his engravings and advised him to focus on that, he stopped painting. After his father's death, he took over one of the family's print businesses, the 'Librairie des Colonnes d'Hercule', whereas his older brother, Pierre-Joseph Mariette (1656–1729), inherited the business at the sign of 'L'Espérance'. Both were on the rue Saint-Jacques, Paris.
Over the course of his career he published almost 900 prints, including 35 reproductions of paintings by artists such as Nicolas Poussin, Domenico Zampieri, Charles Le Brun, Michel Corneille the Younger, Louis Chéron, Antoine Dieu, Guido Reni, A. Caracci, Sébastien Bourdon, Giovanni Contarini, and Anthony van Dyck. In 1727 Jean Mariette published three volumes under the title L'Architecture françoise, a collection of plans, elevations, and cross sections of French buildings, which is one of the most important sources concerning French classical architecture.
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Jean MARIETTE (Parigi 22 giugno 1660 - 19 settembre 1742)
Jean Mariette (22 June 1660 – 19 September 1742) was a French engraver and print dealer and publisher.
Jean Mariette was born in Paris, the son of Pierre II Mariette (1634–1716) and grandson of Pierre I Mariette (1596–1657), both wealthy print publishers. He studied drawing, painting, and engraving with his brother-in-law Jean-Baptiste Corneille, but after Charles Le Brun saw some of his engravings and advised him to focus on that, he stopped painting. After his father's death, he took over one of the family's print businesses, the 'Librairie des Colonnes d'Hercule', whereas his older brother, Pierre-Joseph Mariette (1656–1729), inherited the business at the sign of 'L'Espérance'. Both were on the rue Saint-Jacques, Paris.
Over the course of his career he published almost 900 prints, including 35 reproductions of paintings by artists such as Nicolas Poussin, Domenico Zampieri, Charles Le Brun, Michel Corneille the Younger, Louis Chéron, Antoine Dieu, Guido Reni, A. Caracci, Sébastien Bourdon, Giovanni Contarini, and Anthony van Dyck. In 1727 Jean Mariette published three volumes under the title L'Architecture françoise, a collection of plans, elevations, and cross sections of French buildings, which is one of the most important sources concerning French classical architecture.
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