Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Bernard Picart
Minerva and Mars
Lot Closed
March 24, 04:10 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Bernard Picart
Paris 1673 - 1733 Amsterdam
Minerva and Mars
Black chalk and grey wash, squared for transfer in black chalk, within black ink framing lines;
signed and dated in pen and black ink, lower left: B. Picart del. 1715
unframed: 318 by 225 mm
framed: 565 by 430 mm
Bernard Picart was predominantly a draughtsman and printmaker. He was born in Paris, but spent most of his working career in Holland. He very quickly became immersed in the flourishing Dutch world of publishing and printmaking, working on many illustrious editorial projects and illustrated luxury editions. He made numerous designs for illustrations to the Bible, and to the works of Ovid. Picart's most celebrated work is Cérémonies et Costumes religieuses de tous les peuples du Monde, which was published from 1723 to 1743.