Frontispiece, from Les Oeuvres de Scarron
Primary
Stefano Della Bella
(Florence, Italy, 1610–1664)
NationalityItalian, Europe
Date1649
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet: 8 3/16 × 6 1/8 in. (20.8 × 15.6 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund, 1981.93
Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1981.93
On View
Not on viewThe early realistic novelist and burlesque playwright Paul Scarron (1610-1660) was apparently well known also for his physical deformities. Concealing the writer behind a draped chair while he entertains a group (perhaps of his own characters), this unconventional frontispiece cleverly refers to the nature of both his works and appearance.
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circa 1653
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circa 1648
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