A new work of art by Johannes de Lairesse: The Allegory of Drawing.

Abstract

In this paper, Johannes de Lairesse is identified as the author of an Allegory of Drawing which was previously catalogued as a work of his father, Gérard de Lairesse. It’s complex iconography, also mistaken with Achilles recognised among the Daughters of Lycomedes, is here clarified.

Keywords

• Johannes de Lairesse
• Gérard de Lairesse
• Alegoría del Dibujo
• Rouen.