Two Torchères, 1692, Etching and engraving, plate: 11 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (29 x 20 cm), Juan Dolivar (Spanish, Zaragoza 1641–1692
Two Torchères, 1692, Etching and engraving, plate: 11 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (29 x 20 cm), Juan Dolivar (Spanish, Zaragoza 1641–1692 Paris), After Jean Berain (French, Saint-Mihiel 1640–1711 Paris), Etching and engraving with designs for two torchères, created by Juan Dolivar after designs by Jean I Berain. Entrusted with drawings for costumes, stage sets, and royal ceremonies at the 'Academie Royale de la Musique' since 1680, Berain's ingenious creations took acanthus and laurel leaves, palmettes and grotesques, mixing them with dancers, acrobats, monkeys and satyrs, to create his own, imaginative, theatrical world
Size: 3600px × 5253px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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