Clément Marot
1576
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 10 1/16 x 6 9/16 in. (25.5 x 16.7 cm) plate: 6 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. (16.9 x 12.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Joseph Verner Reed, 1949
Accession Number
49.125.150
Art Historical Context
This engraving by René Boyvin, created in 1576, portrays the celebrated French Renaissance poet Clément Marot. Though Marot had passed away over three decades earlier, Boyvin’s print captures his likeness in a refined, commemorative style typical of 16th-century portraiture. As a leading figure in French literature, Marot’s witty verses and translations of classical works influenced generations, making this image a bridge between poetry and visual art during the late Renaissance. Boyvin, a skilled French engraver, worked in the detailed line work and elegant modeling characteristic of the per...
About the Artist
René Boyvin · 1525–1580
French, Angers ca. 1525–1598 or 1625/6 Angers