St. Scholastica

Art Historical Context

**St. Scholastica**, a delicate engraving from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's and Prints collection, showcases the collaborative talents of French artists Laurent de La Hyre Gilles Rousselet, and Pierre Mariette le fils Created in the 17th century France's Baroque era, this print likely reproduces a painting by La Hyre, a master of classical Baroque style known for his elegant figures and refined compositions. Rousselet, a skilled engraver, translated the design into intricate lines, while Mariette ensured its dissemination to a wide audience of collectors and devotees. The subject, St. Sch...

About the Artist

Laurent de La Hyre|Gilles Rousselet|Pierre Mariette le fils · 1606–1656

Laurent de La Hyre (1606–1656) was a French painter whose elegant, classical compositions placed him among the finest artists of the first generation of French Baroque painters working in Paris. Born into an artistic family — his father Étienne de La Hyre was also a painter — Laurent received his early training largely through independent study rather than formal apprenticeship under a single domi...