Bernard Picart, Cornelis Bloemaert, and others
The Giants attempt to Scale Heaven by Piling Mountains upon on another
1731
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- Artist: Bernard Picart
- Artist: Cornelis Bloemaert
- Artist: Theodor Matham
- Artist: Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeeck
- Publisher: Zacharias Châtelain
The Giants attempt to Scale Heaven by Piling Mountains upon on another
1731
Physical Qualities
Etching and engraving, Sheet: 456 x 290 mm. (17 15/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Plate: 356 x 254 mm. (14 x 10 in.)
Image: 350 x 249 mm. (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Portfolio/Series
From the book "Tafereel, Of Beschryving van den prachtigen Tempel der Zang-Godinnen," (Amsterdam: Chatelain, 1733) by Antoine La Barre de Beaumarchais (d. 1757)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.12980
BMA, Jacobs Wing rotation, August 15, 2007- January 29, 2008
Signed: 2
Inscribed: Recto: in plate, lower center: "Les géants, ou les titans, entassent les montagnes / pour escalader le ciel // The Giants attempt to Scale Heaven by Piling Mountains / upon on another // Die Riefen wollen den Himmel stürmen // De Reufen stapen de Bergen op malkander, / om den Hemel te bestormen"; in plate, at bottom left: "B. Picart del. 1731."; on sheet, at bottom right, in graphite: "5"
