Artist
Jean Mariette
Jean Mariette is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A Paris printmaker of the late 1600s, Jean Mariette carved religious scenes for a devout public. His engraving *The Virgin and Infant Jesus* shows the pair in a soft chiaroscuro glow, framed by swags of drapery and a cloudy sky—typical of the period’s book frontispieces and private devotionals. The plate was inked on laid paper, small enough to tuck into a breviary or slip onto a mantel. Tap the print to zoom in on the fine network of lines around the infant’s fingers.
Works by Jean Mariette
Collections represented
Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.