Water 1735

Johann Justin Preissler's 1735 etching, "Water," depicts a female figure, possibly representing the element water, reclining on a cloud and pouring water from a large jar. This allegorical representation of water, which is a key element in Baroque art, was part of a series of etchings by Preissler that were originally intended to decorate a building in Vienna. Preissler’s “Water” is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York.