Tableaux du Temple des Muses

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Tableaux du Temple des Muses

Artist Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeeck (Flemish, 1596-1675)

Artist Cornelis Bloemaert (Dutch, 1603 - 1692)

Author Marolles, Michel de, Abbé de Villeloin (French, 1600-1681)

Date1655

DimensionsH: 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)

MediumLetterpress and engraving.

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineGift of David and Kathleen Steadman

Object number

2005.23

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Label TextPictures of the Temple of the Muses, published 1655, features 58 images designed by Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeeck and engraved by Cornelis Bloemaert (Dutch, 1603–1692) and others. The engravings are accompanied by text from classical authors such as Ovid and a commentary by Michel de Marolles, Abbot of Villeloin. The book and images formed the basis of Bernard Picart’s Temple of the Muses, published nearly a century later in 1733 (see engravings from that book nearby). The book is open to the engraving of Hercules defeating the Cretan Bull.Exhibition HistoryTMA New Works on Paper Dec. 2005 - Mar. 5, 2006. TMA, The Dramatic Image: Baroque Prints of the 17th Century, February 25 - July 31, 2011.