Rays of the Sun

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts an expansive landscape under a radiant sun positioned in the upper left corner. The sun's beams stretch across the sky, with a low horizon. A suggestion of structures or ruins is visible on the left. The style uses thin, deliberate lines, likely from an etching process, with a monochromatic palette of black on a light paper base. In the middle, a vertical mirror reflects sunlight onto the ground, with a plant nearby on the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 6.2 × 8.2 cm (2 7/16 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.450

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 638, 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

Q65076249

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