Le Retour du Baptesme (Return from the Baptism), Plate IV, from Le Mariage à la Ville (Marriage in the City), Abraham Bosse, French, 1602–1676, Etching with engraving on thin white laid paper, In a fashionable upper-middle class interior, a mother receives her new infant daughter from the 'foster mother' while siblings and friends look on. The mother reclines in a stylish four-poster 'box-shaped' bed (popular 1625-75) with hangings and coverings matching the upholstery on the nearby chair. Cups with ostrich feathers crown the four bedposts. A servant sets a table with tarts and fruits to celebrate the event. On the back wall, a tapestry depicting Diana, the protectress of childbirth and goddess of chastity (like Daphne, her arms are turning into laurel leaves). Scene is surrounded by a palmette-decorated frame., Paris, France, 1633, interiors, Print, Print
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