Jacques Boiceau de la Barrauderie
Artist: Abraham Dupré (French, 1604-1647)
Date: 1624
Dimensions:
Diam: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
Medium: Cast bronze
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Mrs. C. Lockhart McKelvy Fund
Object number: 2002.7
DescriptionThe cast piece shows butterflies fluttering in the sky above a city and garden landscape with caterpillars crawling through the grass. It is an image of abundant and fertile nature, with the Latin motto translating as: born of the earth, I reach the sky after my labor.
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