Two Zanni

c. 1616

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of various creatures in a lively scene. Two large, monstrous figures with exaggerated facial features and limbs stand in dynamic poses facing each other. They possess horns and are wearing ragged clothing. Smaller, human-like characters in elaborate attire are engaged in activities around them, giving the scene an air of festivity or performance. The central figures appear animated and the smaller characters seem part of a bustling gathering. The background features trees and open space, suggesting an outdoor setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 9.5 × 14.2 cm (3 3/4 × 5 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 10.5 × 15.5 cm (4 1/8 × 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.23

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 173, 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. 6.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 53, repro.

2018

  • Sense of Humor: Caricature, Satire, and the Comical in Prints and Drawings from Leonardo to the Present, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018 - 2019.

Bibliography

1860

  • Meaume 626.

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.

1975

  • Russell 1975, 53.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: ICallot F.

Wikidata ID

Q65509022

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