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Discovery of Sculpture
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Discovery of Sculpture

Bernard Picart · 1727 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The debutante traces the contours of the shadow of her beloved on the wall. Her father Butades, a potter from Sicyon, thus discovers the art of sculpture. (A variant on the story of the discovery of drawing.)

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Credit lineOntdekking van de beeldhouwkunst. 1727. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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