Title
The love fair, by Rops (1880, c.)
Creator
Rops, Félicien Victor Joseph (1833-1898)
Date
1880, c.
Description
Original title: La Foire aux amours ("The love fair").
Two figures appear in the engraving: a naked young woman on top of a cage and an old woman to her side with her head covered, reminiscent of a Celestina. The figures could be interpreted as a prostitute and her procuress.
Two figures appear in the engraving: a naked young woman on top of a cage and an old woman to her side with her head covered, reminiscent of a Celestina. The figures could be interpreted as a prostitute and her procuress.
Source
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, US.
https://collections.lacma.org/node/203644
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190122151405/https://collections.lacma.org/node/203644
Accession Number: M.80.277.83
https://collections.lacma.org/node/203644
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190122151405/https://collections.lacma.org/node/203644
Accession Number: M.80.277.83
Format
Etching.
Dimensions: 13.49 × 9.53 cm
Dimensions: 13.49 × 9.53 cm
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