The Massacre of the Innocents

c. 1618/1620

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a city scene with detailed architectural setting and a high horizon. The cityscape includes a hill or small mountain in the distance. The artwork features intricate line work creating texture and depth, especially in the architecture and people. The color palette is mainly sepia or dark brown, giving an aged appearance. The scene includes numerous moving figures and buildings lining a narrowing street. An oval border surrounds the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.7 × 10.4 cm (5 3/8 × 4 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 19 × 15 cm (7 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.386

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 278, State i/ii

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

Q65075894

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