Clio
Mucha, Alphonse Marie · Czech
1900
- Medium
- bound volume with 42 wood-engraved illustrations on China paper, including illustrated title heightened with gold metallic paint, 1 title with vignette, 12 color engravings (7 full-page), and a lower cover device. The cover and 12 illustrations are each present in 3 states, as a monochrome, in color, and as published; the vignette for the lower cover is present in 2 states
- Classification
- Volume
- Period
- 1876 to 1900
- Image size
- 2517 × 3778px
Description
This print shows a person seated in a round border. They are leaning slightly forward with their arms resting on their lap, where they appear to hold a stack of paper and a long stylus. The person has pale skin and wavy hair in an updo adorned with a leafy crown. They have dark eyebrows, a small nose, and thin lips in a slight smile. They wear a flowing off-the-shoulder dress cinched at the waist with a red sash. The background features intricate patterns in rings, including illustrations of foliage and geometric shapes in blue, yellow, and green against a brown background. Surrounding the central print, text reads "ANATOLE FRANCE," "CLIO," and “ILLUSTRATIONS DE MUCHA"" against beige paper, with a few more lines of text at the bottom."
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).