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Abraham Bosse

The Four Seasons: Autumn

1635
engraving and etching

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Like the figures in this composition, Bosse himself had little interest in following the rules. In 1661, he was expelled from the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture due to his controversial teachings.

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