Autumn
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 11 5/16 in. (40.4 × 28.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.2311
Tags
Art Historical Context
This engraving titled *Autumn*, created between 1620 and 1670 by Grégoire Huret and publisher Pierre Mariette, captures the spirit of the season through its depiction of a woman surrounded by grapes. As a print medium, engraving allowed intricate details and tonal contrasts to be reproduced affordably, making allegorical imagery widely accessible to collectors and the public during the Baroque era in France. The work forms part of a likely series personifying the four seasons, a popular theme in 17th-century European art that celebrated nature’s cycles and abundance. Huret’s precise line work...
About the Artist
Grégoire Huret|Pierre Mariette · 1606–1670
French draftsman and printmaker. Comment on works: Engraver & draftsman