Bernard Picart Figurative Prints
French, 1673-1733
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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Artist: Bernard Picart
Glaucus, from "Le Temple des Muses" - Etching by B. Picart - 1742
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Glaucus.
Wonderful plate with very fresh impression and an elegant line, from the volume “Le Temple des Mus...
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1740s Old Masters Bernard Picart Figurative Prints
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Les Alcyons - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Alcyone.
Wonderful plate with very fresh impression and a beautiful use of chiaroscuro, from the volume “Le...
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Les Gemeaux Castor et Pollux - Etching by B. Picart - 1742
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux.
Wonderful plate with very fresh impression and an elegant line, from the v...
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'The Deluge' from 'The Temple of the Muses' — 18th Century Engraving
By Bernard Picart
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Bernard Picart, 'The Deluge' from 'The Temple of the Muses', engraving, 1730. Signed in the plate and dated
'1730' lower left. Titled in French, English, German, and Dutch. A superb...
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1730s Baroque Bernard Picart Figurative Prints
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'The Death of Hercules' from 'The Temple of the Muses' — 18th Century Engraving
By Bernard Picart
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Bernard Picart, 'The Death of Hercules' from 'The Temple of the Muses', engraving, 1730. Signed in the plate, lower left. Titled in French, English, German, and Dutch. A superb, rich...
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1730s Baroque Bernard Picart Figurative Prints
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Telephe guéri, from "Le Temple des Muses"
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the myth of Telephus and his healing.
Plate with fresh impression, from the volume “Le Temple des Muses...
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Glaucus, from "Le Temple des Muses" - Etching by B. Picart - 1742
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Glaucus.
Wonderful plate with very fresh impression and an elegant line, from the volume “Le Temple des Mus...
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Motifs Decorative - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1729
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Motifs decorative is a black and white etching on paper, realized in 1729 by Bernard Picart.
Signed and dated on plate on the lower margin. The artwork is attached on black passep...
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1720s Modern Bernard Picart Figurative Prints
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Le Chaos, from "Le Temple des Muses" - Original Etching by B. Picart
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the myth of Chaos.
Plate from the volume “Le Temple des Muses”, published in Amsterdam in 1742 by Zacharias Chatelain. Capture (under the image) and author "B. Picart del. 1731" inscribed under the frame engraved on the lower left margin. In good conditions, except for a normal yellowing of the margins.
This was an illustrated book of Ovid's most popular fables published in 1733 in Dutch (Tempel der Zanggodinnen), in 1738 in English, and in 1742 in French by Zacharias Chatelain. The engravings had captions in four languages: French, English, German, and Dutch. The artists involved were Michel de Marolles, Bernard Picart, Jacques Favereau, Abraham van Diepenbeeck...
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Phinée - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Phineus.
Beautiful plate with fresh impression and sharp details, from the volume “Le Temple des Muses”, pu...
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Salmacis et Hermaphrodite - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus.
Wonderful plate with very fresh impression and a beautiful use of chiaroscuro,...
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La Nymphe Echo - Etching by B. Picart - 1742
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of the nymph Echo.
Wonderful plate with fresh impression and a beautiful use of chiaroscuro, from the volume “...
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Les Alcyons - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Alcyone.
Wonderful plate with very fresh impression and a beautiful use of chiaroscuro, from the volume “Le...
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1740s Old Masters Bernard Picart Figurative Prints
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Combat d'Hercule, from "Temple des Muses" - Original Etching by B. Picart - 1742
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the fight of Hercules against Hydra.
Beautiful plate with very fresh impression, from the volume “Le Temple des Muses”, publi...
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Encelade, from "Temple des Muses" - Original Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Encelade, burried under the Mount Ethna.
Beautiful plate with fresh impression, from the volume “Le Temple ...
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Frontispiece from "Le Temple des Muses" - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper.
Illustration from the volume “Le Temple des Muses”, published in Amsterdam in 1742 by Zacharias Chatelain.
In good conditions, except for a usual yellowing of the margin, a light vertical fold on the right margin and a little rip along this fold on the lower right margin, some minor stains and two imperceptible holes on the higher margin.
This was an illustrated book of Ovid's more popular fables published in 1733 in Dutch (Tempel der Zanggodinnen), in 1738 in English, and in 1742 in French by Zacharias Chatelain. The engravings had captions in four languages: French, English, German, and Dutch. The artists involved were Michel de Marolles, Bernard Picart,Jacques Favereau, Abraham van Diepenbeeck...
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1740s Bernard Picart Figurative Prints
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Etching
Les Gemeaux Castor et Pollux - Etching by B. Picart - 1742
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux.
Wonderful plate with very fresh impression and an elegant line, from the v...
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