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Bernard PicartArethuse - Etching by B. Picart - 17421742
1742
Price:$110.16
$591.74List Price
About the Item
- Creator:Bernard Picart (1673 - 1733, French)
- Creation Year:1742
- Dimensions:Height: 17.96 in (45.6 cm)Width: 11.26 in (28.6 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:1740-1749
- Framing:Framing Options Available
- Condition:Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
- Gallery Location:Roma, IT
- Reference Number:Seller: M-959221stDibs: LU65036839722
Bernard Picart
Bernard Picart was a French engraver who is well-known for his illustrated books, including the Bible and Ovid. His most famous work is Cérémonies Et Coutumes Religieuses de Tous Les Peuples Du Monde, published from 1723–43 and defined as "an immense effort to record the religious rituals and beliefs of the world in all their diversity as objectively and authentically as possible" by Jonathan I. Israel.
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