Sermon on the Mount

1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a group of individuals seated on a natural landscape, with each person's full figure visible. The central figure is seated on a rock, gesturing with an outstretched arm towards the group, which is positioned in a semicircle around them. This central figure has a halo behind their head. The individuals around them also have halos. All individuals wear long robes and have bearded faces. The setting includes trees and rocky, hilly terrain, suggesting an outdoor gathering in nature.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 7 × 8.4 cm (2 3/4 × 3 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.68

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1421

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1957

  • The Life of Christ in Prints, 14 venue touring exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts (J.B. Speed Museum, Louisville, KY; Grand Rapids Art Gallery, MI; Time, Inc., New York, NY; Washington County Museum, Hagerstown, MD; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO; Newcomb College, New Orleans, LA; Wells College, Aurora, NY; Mississippi Art Association, Jackson, MS; Calgary Allied Arts Centre, Alberta, Canada; Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta, Canada; Sackville Art Association, New Brunswick, Canada; and Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada), 1957-1960, no cat.

Bibliography

1924

  • Lieure, J. Jacques Callot. 5 vols. Paris: Editions de la Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1924-1927. Reprint. 8 vols. New York: Collectors' Editions, 1969.

Wikidata ID

Q65073947

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