The Young Jesus

1620

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a person standing upright. The individual is facing forward, with one arm resting on a table. They are holding a long staff with a cross at the top in the other hand. The person has curly hair and is wearing a long, flowing garment that extends to the feet. Next to them is a table covered with a cloth, on top of which is a decorative vase with foliage and a stack of books. Below their feet is a draped fabric or vegetation. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper (counterproof)

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.8 × 5.3 cm (2 11/16 × 2 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 9 × 6 cm (3 9/16 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.217

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 291, State ii/ii (counterproof)

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

Q65074783

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