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Etched allegorical scene of figures, putti and an easel with a canvas, printed on a cream page with a margin.

Allegory of Painting

An etching on a page of cream paper shows a crowded allegorical scene: putti and draped figures cluster around an easel and a large canvas, with a seated figure above and a classical statue at the left edge. Fine hatched lines model the light and shadow across the dense composition.

Artist
Thomas Christian Winck
Date
1745
Medium
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2692 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1745).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Alegoría de la pintura, grabado de Thomas Christian Winck, 1745

Un aguafuerte sobre una hoja de papel crema muestra una escena alegórica abarrotada: putti y figuras drapeadas se agrupan alrededor de un caballete y un gran lienzo, con una figura sentada arriba y una estatua clásica en el borde izquierdo. Trazos finos y rayados modelan la luz y la sombra.

Português: Alegoria da pintura, gravura de Thomas Christian Winck, 1745

Uma água-forte em uma página de papel creme mostra uma cena alegórica lotada: putti e figuras drapeadas se agrupam em torno de um cavalete e de uma grande tela, com uma figura sentada no alto e uma estátua clássica na borda esquerda. Hachuras finas modelam a luz e a sombra.