Theatrical Scenes and Interiors

A selection of prints illustrating dramatic scenes in opulent interiors, capturing moments of interaction among characters from historical literature and royal settings.

Painter explains a woman De Liefde, Jan Punt, 1740 print A painter explains a woman whose portrait he has manufactured, his love. Behind the donkey is her jealous man, who is being kept busy by the painting servant. Scene from the play Le Sicilien ou l'Amour Peintre (the painter through love), van Molière. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving (MOLIERE) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title). painter at work, in his studio. amorousness, desire
Painter explains a woman De Liefde, Jan Punt, 1740 print A painter explains a woman whose portrait he has manufactured, his love. Behind the donkey is her jealous man, who is being kept busy by the painting servant. Scene from the play Le Sicilien ou l'Amour Peintre (the painter through love), van Molière. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving (MOLIERE) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title). painter at work, in his studio. amorousness, desire