The Annunciation

c. 1633/1634

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows two figures interacting. On the left, a person is sitting on a chair, facing slightly right. The person has delicate facial features, curly hair, and is wearing long robes. A table with a lace cloth and an open book is next to them. On the right, an angelic figure is kneeling on a cloud, with curly hair, holding a staff, and visible wings. The background features an archway, rays emanating from a point, swirling clouds, and heavy curtains to the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 6.1 × 4.2 cm (2 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.93

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1371, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    The Life of the Virgin

Artwork history & notes

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

Q65074184

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