Les Vertus innocentes the theme of happiness by creating a contrast between terrestrial and celestial happiness
after Opstal, Gerard van, approximately 1597-1668
Category
Art / Prints
Date
c. 1654
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
255 x 214 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.6.2
Summary
(Folio 1, recto, lower print) Series: Les Vertus innocentes the theme of happiness by creating a contrast between terrestrial and celestial happiness. title in cartouche framed by the Ouroboros, and surrounded by three putti, one of them holding a caduceus. a series of nine plates engraved after bas-reliefs by van Opstal, redrawn by Tetelin.
Makers and roles
after Opstal, Gerard van, approximately 1597-1668, sculptor Louis Testelin (Paris 1615 - Paris 1665), artist