First Intermezzo

1617

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This drawing depicts a theatrical scene in a grand hall. The stage features a group of people in period attire engaged in a choreographed performance. The stage is elevated, with a backdrop of trees. The hall is richly decorated, with architectural and fabric details. The ceiling is detailed, and the seating areas are filled with an audience. The drawing is in a detailed, monochrome linear style, capturing the complexity of the scene and the movement of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 28.8 × 20.6 cm (11 5/16 × 8 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.7 × 262 cm (14 1/16 × 103 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.29

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 185, State iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 59, repro.

1979

  • Festivities: Ceremonies and Celebrations in Western Europe 1500-1790, Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1979, no. 53, repro.

Bibliography

1860

  • Meaume 630.

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

  • Russel 1975, 59.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Iullius Parigii Inv: Iacobus Callot F.; across bottom in plate: PRIMO INTERMEDIO ... / ... IL CARNOVALE DEL 1616. (1617 new style) ... / TIFEO SOTTO.

Wikidata ID

Q65509028

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