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Faun dancing and playing cymbals Engraving

KMU01322

This print belongs to the series of "Statues et bustes antiques des Maisons Royales", engraved by the Imprimerie Royale at the request of Louis XIV. Produced by Claude Mellan, it reveals the engraver's mastery of the burin technique, in which the hand digs directly into the material using a tool known...

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This print belongs to the series of "Statues et bustes antiques des Maisons Royales", engraved by the Imprimerie Royale at the request of Louis XIV. Produced by Claude Mellan, it reveals the engraver's mastery of the burin technique, in which the hand digs directly into the material using a tool known as a burin.

In 1674, the king commissioned 27 marble masterpieces, initially designed to adorn the parterre d'Eau at the Château de Versailles. This prestigious collection of sculptures assembled at Versailles offers a vision of Antiquity recomposed for the glory of the king, and demonstrates his taste for Antiquity.

This series of prints was intended both as a record of the sculptures and as propaganda, making images of the opulence that reigned at the court of Versailles accessible everywhere.

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Characteristics

Dimensions
56 x 38
Printing Technique
Burin
Copper plate size
29,2 x 18,6 cm
Maintenance
Eviter toute source d'humidité et de lumière directe. Ne pas plier la feuille
Size of the sheet
56 x 38 cm
Theme
Made in France
Reference
KMU01322
EAN
3336729196883
Matière de l'article
Hahnemühle paper
Editor
Ateliers d'art de la RMN-GP
Original work kept at
Paris, musée du Louvre