Adolescence

Adolescence

Abraham Bosse

1636

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

About this work

This print shows a man, woman, and boy in a garden. The man holds a bow, the woman wears a long dress, and the boy points at something. A statue stands nearby, and a fence lines the background with trees and a distant building. The scene looks like a story about love and time—maybe the boy is youth, the man is passion, and the woman is something else. The text around the edges is in French, but it’s hard to read. Next, check out etching to see how artists like Bosse made prints like this.

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