Georges, Braque, Theogony of Hesiod, 1932

The Theogony, genealogy of the gods, is a work by the Greek poet Hesiod (late 8th or early 7th century BC), in which he presents the multitude of gods celebrated in Greek myths. Georges Braque, commissioned by Ambroise Vollard, illustrated the Greek text with twenty etchings engraved in 1932 and completed in 1953. In a rectangular space, two bodies facing each other take shape thanks to fine lines. Greek letters are placed above the subjects. The etching is a large-margin proof, numbered and signed by the artist in pencil.