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Black-and-white engraving of crowded classical figures near a colonnade, with a seated reader and sculptures on the ground, a seascape behind, and text panels below.

An Allegory of Statuary or Lament of Sculpture

A dense black-and-white engraving of a crowded classical scene: robed and armored figures gather before a colonnade, while a seated woman reads at lower center and sculptural forms lie among scattered objects. Fine parallel hatching models the bodies, and a rocky seascape with distant ships opens the background, with verse panels along the lower edge.

Artist
Pierre Biard, II
Date
1629
Medium
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1126 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1629).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Everett D. Graff Fund and Henry M. Huxley Fund

Español: Alegoría de la estatuaria o lamento de la escultura

Un denso grabado en blanco y negro de una escena clásica abarrotada: figuras con túnicas y armaduras se reúnen frente a una columnata, mientras una mujer sentada lee al centro y formas escultóricas yacen entre objetos dispersos. Un fino rayado paralelo modela los cuerpos, y un paisaje marino rocoso con barcos lejanos abre el fondo.

Português: Alegoria da estatuária ou lamento da escultura

Uma densa gravura em preto e branco de uma cena clássica lotada: figuras com mantos e armaduras se reúnem diante de uma colunata, enquanto uma mulher sentada lê ao centro e formas escultóricas jazem entre objetos espalhados. Hachuras paralelas finas modelam os corpos, e uma paisagem marítima rochosa com navios distantes ocupa o fundo.

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