La Force

An engraving titled La Force shows a seated woman in classical dress, one hand resting on a crouching lion beside her, with columns, an open book and a set of scales behind her. Fine hatching models the drapery and the arched niche, and a long staff crosses the composition diagonally.

Look closer: A small monogram or signature is incised on the step at the bottom of the image.

Artist

Jean Chartier

Date

16th century

Medium

Etching

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2498 × 3463 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Janet S. Byrne, 1991