Bernard Picart, Cornelis Bloemaert, and others
The Golden Fleece Won by Jason
1730
Scroll
- Artist: Bernard Picart
- Artist: Cornelis Bloemaert
- Artist: Theodor Matham
- Artist: Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeeck
- Publisher: Zacharias Châtelain
The Golden Fleece Won by Jason
1730
Physical Qualities
Etching and engraving, Sheet: 458 x 284 mm. (18 1/16 x 11 3/16 in.)
Plate: 355 x 255 mm. (14 x 10 1/16 in.)
Image: 350 x 250 mm. (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.13026
This publication is based on Michel de Marolles' "Tableau du Temple des Muses" (Paris, 1655), with fifty-nine engraving by Cornelis Bloemaert (and Theodor Matham etching the backgrounds) and one (showing Salmacis) by Poilly; after drawings by Abraham van Diepenbeeck and Pierre Brebiette illustrating the art collection of Jacques Favereau (1590-1675). This print is based on plate 46, "Iason".
BMA, Jacobs Wing rotation, August 15, 2007- January 29, 2008
Signed: 2
Inscribed: recto: In plate, lower left: "B. Picart dir."; in plate, lower center: "La toison d'or conquise par Iason. / The Golden Fleece won by Jason. / Der gulden Flus durch Iason erobert. / Het goude Vlies doos Iason verovert."; in plate, at bottom left: "B. Picart del. 1731."; at bottom right of sheet in graphite: "51"
