Zanni

1618/1620

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a person standing, wearing a wide-brimmed hat with two feathers. They have a stern expression with facial hair, holding a sword pointed downward. The background is a town with traditional European buildings, featuring balconies and arched windows. In the midground, small groups of people are engaged in conversation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 21.5 × 14.6 cm (8 7/16 × 5 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.57

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 290, State i/i

  • Series Title

    Three Italian Comedians [Lieure 288-290]

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. 16c.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 66, 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.

Wikidata ID

Q65509053

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