Francesco de' Medici

probably 1614

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image features a bust-length portrait of a person in profile, facing to the right. The individual is shown in a side view, capturing the head and upper torso. The person's facial features include a prominent nose and defined jawline. Their hair is curly and styled in a voluminous manner. They are wearing an ornate suit of armor with intricate designs, including a large collar and shoulder plates. The portrait is encased in an elaborately designed frame with scrollwork and decorative elements. Surrounding the frame are various objects, possibly symbolic weapons and banners. Above the frame is a ribbon with an inscription. The background within the main oval surrounding the portrait is dominated by fine lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 21.4 × 15 cm (8 7/16 × 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 121, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 3, repro.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 23, repro.

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.

1959

  • Meaume 429.

1975

  • Russell 1975, 23.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Ia. Callot F.; upper center in plate in banderole: PROCERO EX VIRIDI MAGIS; lower center in plate in cartouche: FRANCISCVS MEDICES FERD: MAG: D. / ETRVR:F. OB: AET. A XXI.

Wikidata ID

Q65509015

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