The Temptation of Saint Anthony [second version]

1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

Israel Henriet

Publisher, French, c. 1590 - 1661

The painting depicts a chaotic battle scene with mythical creatures and humans. The battlefield is filled with fantastical creatures and humans engaged in battle. There are fiery explosions, architectural ruins, and flying creatures in the sky. The landscape is full of tension and movement, creating a sense of conflict. The style is reminiscent of Jacques Callot.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 35.8 × 46.2 cm (14 1/8 × 18 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.129

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1416, State iii/v

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. 57.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 139, repro.

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1983.

1994

  • Bosch e o Eterno Retorn [Bosch and the Eternal Return], Palácio Foz, Lisbon, Portugal, 1994 (catalogue by José-Augusto França, Bosch ou "Le Visionnaire Intergral").

2005

  • "Imagined Worlds: Willful Invention and the Printed Image 1470-2005", The AXA Gallery, New York, 2005-2006.

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.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at lower left: Jac. Callot Inuen. et fe; in plate, below image, at center: Cum Priuil. Reg. Israel excu 1635; verso: at lower left in graphite in later hand: L. 1416 iii (of v).

Markings

recto: none; verso: Rudolf Baumfeld (Lugt 5910) and National Gallery of Art

Wikidata ID

Q65509129

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