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Venus at her toilet, assisted by the three Graces; she sits on the lap of one of them, another combs her hair, and two cupids hold a mirror in which she admires her own beauty. Engraving by M. Dorigny, 1651, after S. Vouet.

Cybele, a Phrygian earth goddess, surrounded by putti, lions, fruit and general abundance, a flying putto carries a model of a building on his head. Engraving by M. Küssel after S. Vouet.

Saint Anne, the mother of the Virgin, at the birth of Christ. Etching by F. Perrier, 1633, after S. Vouet.

The library of Pierre Séguier:  painting and music support putti trumpeting the fame of the library. Engraving by M. Dorigny after S. Vouet, 1640.

A young man representing cold standing between two women representing aspects of summer. Engraving by M. Dorigny, 1645, after S. Vouet.

Jupiter casting thunderbolts from the sky. Engraving by M. Küsel after S. Vouet.

Lucretia about to kill herself. Engraving by C. Mellan after S. Vouet.

Allegorical figures of Love, Hope and Beauty struggling with the figure of Time. Mezzotint by J. Smith after S. Vouet.

Cephalus and Aurora: Aurora (Eos), the dawn goddess, snatches Cephalus the hunter and forces him away with her on a cloud, while his hound is asleep. Engraving by M. Dorigny, 1642, after S. Vouet.

Three people personifying native understanding, memory and indecisive will. Engraving by Cl. Mellan, 1626, after S. Vouet.

The adoration of the magi: the retinue of the magi bring luggage and gifts along a balustrade lit by torchères. Etchings by M. Dorigny, 1638, after S. Vouet.

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Cephalus and Aurora: Aurora (Eos), the dawn goddess, snatches Cephalus the hunter and forces him away with her on a cloud, while his hound is asleep. Engraving by M. Dorigny, 1642, after S. Vouet.

Three people personifying native understanding, memory and indecisive will. Engraving by Cl. Mellan, 1626, after S. Vouet.

Cybele, a Phrygian earth goddess, surrounded by putti, lions, fruit and general abundance, a flying putto carries a model of a building on his head. Engraving by M. Küssel after S. Vouet.

The adoration of the magi: the retinue of the magi bring luggage and gifts along a balustrade lit by torchères. Etchings by M. Dorigny, 1638, after S. Vouet.

Jupiter casting thunderbolts from the sky. Engraving by M. Küsel after S. Vouet.

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Simon Vouet

Images from the collections

Images by Simon Vouet

Works from the collections

Cephalus and Aurora: Aurora (Eos), the dawn goddess, snatches Cephalus the hunter and forces him away with her on a cloud, while his hound is asleep. Engraving by M. Dorigny, 1642, after S. Vouet.

Three people personifying native understanding, memory and indecisive will. Engraving by Cl. Mellan, 1626, after S. Vouet.

Cybele, a Phrygian earth goddess, surrounded by putti, lions, fruit and general abundance, a flying putto carries a model of a building on his head. Engraving by M. Küssel after S. Vouet.

The adoration of the magi: the retinue of the magi bring luggage and gifts along a balustrade lit by torchères. Etchings by M. Dorigny, 1638, after S. Vouet.

Jupiter casting thunderbolts from the sky. Engraving by M. Küsel after S. Vouet.

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