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| Keywords: Laurent de La Hyre - Allegory of Grammar - Walters 37862.jpg As in the companion Allegory of Arithmetic Walters 37 1917 this personification of the liberal art of Grammar is engaged in an activity to show how ideas impact real life To demonstrate how important grammar and clear writing are in making ideas bloom the artist metaphorically represents Grammar watering two pots of flowers Over her arm is a scroll bearing an ancient definition of grammar in Latin A literate tongue spoken in the required manner By the inscription L DE LA Hyre In F 1650- In is an abbreviation for invenit Latin for invented and F for fecit made it -the artist emphasized his responsibility for the conception as well as the execution of the paintings 1650 Baroque Oil on canvas cm 103 2 112 4 accession number 37 862 31752 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 Signed and dated at the lower left L De La Hyre in F 1650 Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1999-2000 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Laurent de La Hyre Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Allegories of Grammar Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet | ||||
