Bernard Picart, Vitam Mortuis Reddo (I Restore Life to the Dead)

Bernard Picart

French · 1673–1733 · Painter, Printmaker

Bernard Picart or Picard, was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam, who showed an interest in cultural and religious habits. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Bernard Picart, Impostures innocentes ou recueil d'estampes d'apres divers peintres illustres, tels que Rafael, le Guide, Carlo Maratti, le Poussin, Rembrandr, &c. Gravées à leur imitation, & selon le gout particulier de chacun d'eux, & accompagnées d'un Discours sur le Préjugés de certains Curieux touchant la Gravure. Par Bernard Picart, dessinateur et graveur: avec son eloge historique, et le catalogue de ses ouvragesImpostures innocentes ou recueil d'estampes d'apres divers peintres illustres, tels que Rafael, le Guide, Carlo Maratti, le Poussin, Rembrandr, &c. Gravées à leur imitation, & selon le gout particulier de chacun d'eux, & accompagnées d'un Discours sur le Préjugés de certains Curieux touchant la Gravure. Par Bernard Picart, dessinateur et graveur: avec son eloge historique, et le catalogue de ses ouvragesim Kinsky · €455≈ $515≈ £384Sign up to see
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  3. UntitledHelmuth Stone Gallery · $63$50 + $13 premium≈ £51≈ €58Sign up to see

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Bernard Picart or Picard, was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam, who showed an interest in cultural and religious habits.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1673, ParisDied 1733, AmsterdamOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q559929 ↗ULAN 500001805 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as B. Picart, Bernard Picard, Bernard Picart (le Romain)

Works in museum collections

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Bernard Picart, Vitam Mortuis Reddo (I Restore Life to the Dead)
Vitam Mortuis Reddo (I Restore Life to the Dead)1721 · Etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. R.G. Wiener, 1920 — Open Access (…
Bernard Picart, Soup plate
Soup plate1750–60 · Hard-paste porcelain
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Gift of W…
Bernard Picart, Roman Alphabet letter P with Louis XIV decoration
Roman Alphabet letter P with Louis XIV decoration18th century · Engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Anne and Carl Stern Gift, 1959 — Op…
Bernard Picart, Roman Alphabet letter I with Louis XIV decoration
Roman Alphabet letter I with Louis XIV decoration18th century · Engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Anne and Carl Stern Gift, 1959 — Op…
Bernard Picart, Roman Alphabet letter T with Louis XIV decoration
Roman Alphabet letter T with Louis XIV decoration18th century · Engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Anne and Carl Stern Gift, 1959 — Op…
Bernard Picart, Roman Alphabet letter V with Louis XIV decoration
Roman Alphabet letter V with Louis XIV decoration18th century · Engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Anne and Carl Stern Gift, 1959 — Op…
Bernard Picart, Anonymous
Anonymous1719 · engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
Bernard Picart, Massacre of the Innocents
Massacre of the Innocents1714 · pen and brown and gray ink with gray wash over graphite on laid paper with scraping, incised throughout, the verso blackened for transfer
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Bernard Picart, Male Nude with a Lamp (Diogenes)
Male Nude with a Lamp (Diogenes)1724 · red chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of t…
Bernard Picart, A Reclining Male Nude
A Reclining Male Nude1723 · red chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Joseph F. McCrindle Collection — Open Ac…
Bernard Picart, Le Lutrin: A  Night Scene with Boirude, Brontin, and L'Amour Surprised by an Owl Flying Out of a Lectern
Le Lutrin: A Night Scene with Boirude, Brontin, and L'Amour Surprised by an Owl Flying Out of a Lecternc. 1718 · pen and black ink with gray wash, heightened with white, indented for transfer with the verso blackened, and the border on an attached sheet of paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Bernard Picart, Elia vaart ten hemel op
Elia vaart ten hemel op1683 - 1733
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Bernard Picart, Studie van een naakte man, en face, rustend tegen een stuk rots
Studie van een naakte man, en face, rustend tegen een stuk rots1731-07-17
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Bernard Picart, Liggend naakt, het hoofd bij een steen
Liggend naakt, het hoofd bij een steen1723
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Bernard Picart, Ring met zelfportret
Ring met zelfportret
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Bernard Picart, Memnon's Statue
Memnon's Statue1731
Teylers Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Teylers Museum
Bernard Picart, Passover Meal Among Portuguese Jews
Passover Meal Among Portuguese Jews1725
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Bernard Picart, Massacre of the Innocents
Massacre of the Innocents
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Bernard Picart, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Bernard Picart, Male Nude with a Lamp (Diogenes)
Male Nude with a Lamp (Diogenes)1724
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Bernard Picart, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Bernard Picart, A Reclining Male Nude
A Reclining Male Nude1723
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Bernard Picart, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Bernard Picart, Le Lutrin: A  Night Scene with Boirude, Brontin, and L'Amour Surprised by an Owl Flying Out of a Lectern
Le Lutrin: A Night Scene with Boirude, Brontin, and L'Amour Surprised by an Owl Flying Out of a Lectern1718
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Bernard Picart, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Bernard Picart, Frederic Henrik, Prince van Orange
Frederic Henrik, Prince van Orange1733
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Bernard Picart, Untitled (Three women)
Untitled (Three women)
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Bernard Picart, Bust of Young Man Resting Chin on Hand
Bust of Young Man Resting Chin on Handc. 1720 · Black crayon, heightened with white chalk, on pale brown laid paper, tipped on tan laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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