Anatomia humani corporis Pl.044 (1685)
Gerard de Lairesse1685 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1711)
Specifications
- Year
- 1685
- Nationality / school
- Flemish
- Lifespan
- 1641–1711
About the artwork
Gerard de Lairesse is the artist behind "Anatomia humani corporis Pl.044", dated 1685. The catalogue places it in Illustration. The format is portrait. Illustration, a short history: Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked. Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters. About the period around 1685: The seventeenth century is the age of the Baroque, which favoured dramatic light, movement, and strong emotion in the work of painters in Italy, Spain, and Flanders. In the Dutch Republic, a prosperous middle-class market supported landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and scenes of daily life painted at a modest scale for the home.
"Anatomia humani corporis Pl.044" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Flemish, 1641–1711
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