Faith
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 2 15/16 × 1 7/8 in. (7.4 × 4.7 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
51.501.2272
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created in 1636,Faith* is a delicate that captures the allegorical figure Faith through the image of woman accompanied by a. Produced by Herman Weyen and Abraham Bosse, the work reflects the collaborative printmaking practices common in seventeenth-century Europe. At just under three inches tall, the intimate scale suggests it was intended for personal contemplation rather than public display. Abraham Bosse, a leading French printmaker of the period, was renowned for his precise etching technique and ability to convey moral and religious themes with clarity. Etching allowed artists to create ...
About the Artist
Herman Weyen|Abraham Bosse (Flemish|French) · 1600 |1602 –1672 |1676
Flemish, died Paris, 1672|French, Tours 1602/04–1676 Paris