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Mantelpiece with Narcissus
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Architect Jean Barbet was commissioned to make drawings of buildings in and around Paris, which were then engraved by Abraham Bosse and published as a series. It only included mantelpieces and altars. By choosing a story from Ovid's Metamorphoses as the subject for a mantelpiece, the occupant of the residence displayed their familiarity with classical literature.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMantelpiece with Narcissus. after 1638 - before 1643. Abraham Bosse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
