La Religion Poëme (1742); Poëme sur la Grace (1722)
This is a title page for a book titled "La Religion, Poëme." The illustration features a seated figure holding a cross and a flaming heart, surrounded by clouds and religious symbols, including stone tablets with Roman numerals. The text in French indicates it is a work by M. Racine, printed in Paris in 1742 by J. B. Coignard and Jean Desaint. The composition combines text and visual elements in an 18th-century book design style, using intricate line work and shading.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1722/1742
- Medium
- bound volume with letterpress text [two poems bound in one] and two etchings with engraving on laid paper
- Dimensions
- 6008 × 9893 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original