La Caffarella (ou Grotte d'Egerie)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 7 1/4 x 9 13/16 in. (18.4 x 25 cm) image: 5 11/16 x 8 1/4 in. (14.4 x 21 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1945
Accession Number
45.35.12
Tags
About this artwork
Jean Morin|Cornelis van Poelenburch's "La Caffarella (ou Grotte d'Egerie)" (1605–1650) The work, executed in etching, measures sheet: 7 1/4 x 9 13/16 in. and Prints served crucial roles in disseminating artistic ideas and images across geographic and social boundaries. This work provides valuable insights into Jean Morin|Cornelis van Poelenburch's artistic practice and the broader cultural and material contexts of its creation.
About the Artist
Jean Morin|Cornelis van Poelenburch · 1605–1650
Jean Morin (c. 1605–1650) was one of the most accomplished French engravers of the seventeenth century, a master of the portrait print whose work stands among the finest examples of French graphic art in its era. Little is known about his early life or training, though his technique suggests exposure to both French and Flemish engraving traditions, the latter being the dominant force in European p...