{"product_id":"the-nine-muses-and-renown-nouvelle-iconologie-historique","title":"The Nine Muses and Renown — Nouvelle Iconologie Historique","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exquisite hand-coloured engraving celebrating the nine Muses and the personifications of Renown in a rich Neoclassical allegory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal title: \u003cem\u003eLes 9 Muses, et les diverses Renommées.\u003c\/em\u003e Drawn and engraved by Jean-Charles Delafosse. From \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Iconologie Historique\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Jean-François Daumont, Paris, c. 1775.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelafosse draws on Hesiodic and Roman precedent to set out the attributes of each Muse — lyre, mask, scroll, compass — alongside trumpets of Fame. The plate typifies the \u003cem\u003eIconologie\u003c\/em\u003e's role as a visual lexicon, supplying painters, sculptors, and decorators with authoritative emblems for the celebration of learning and the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-coloured copperplate engraving. Sheet approximately 46.7 × 34.7 cm. Excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50780566585630,"sku":null,"price":470.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/French_Monument_-_016_thumb_7d5da80b-9a75-4af4-82ee-5f6cf742b1b5.jpg?v=1775967935","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/products\/the-nine-muses-and-renown-nouvelle-iconologie-historique","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}