Artwork
Galo-Bayeux
Galo-Bayeux is an ink print by the Baroque artist Louis Bocquet. It dates from 1725 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Galo-Bayeux is a color stipple engraving on wove paper created by Louis Bocquet in 1725.
Subject & Meaning
The engraving depicts a ripe peach hanging from a branch with green leaves, alongside a halved peach revealing its pit and interior. The label 'Galo-Bayeux' at the bottom may indicate the variety of peach illustrated.
Technique & Style
The artist achieved a lifelike representation of the leaves and fruit through the use of fine lines that create shading and texture.
Artist & collection
Traité des arbres fruitiers: Chancellière
Collection des fleurs et des fruits: Branches de rousselet, pêche, prune et raisin
Traité des arbres fruitiers: Rambour d'été
Choix des plus belles fleurs...plus beaux fruits: Grenade
Plantae Selectae: No. 5 - Anona
Reine Claude Plum
Amandier pistache
Apple with Leaf and Fruit Blossom
Fig; Medlar
Amandier a feuilles de saulle
Traité des arbres fruitiers: Prune bifère
Traité des arbres fruitiers: Royal d'hiver