Vignet met twee putti
1722 - 1784
Medium
etching
Dimensions
54; 70
About this artwork
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Art Historical Context
Simon Fokke’s “Vignette with Two Putti” is a delicate etching measuring only 54 by 70 millimeters, a size that indicates it was likely designed as an ornamental book illustration or decorative header. Fokke, an 18th-century Dutch printmaker active in Amsterdam, specialized in such intimate works, employing the etching technique to achieve fine, fluid lines and subtle tonal effects that bring a sense of liveliness to the small surface. The subject—two putti, or cherubic figures—reflects the period’s fondness for classical motifs rendered with Rococo lightness and charm. These playful infants o...
About the Artist
Simon Fokke · 1712–1784
Comment on works: Draugstman; Portrait