Title Page for "The Capricci"

1621

Edouard Eckman after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Edouard Eckman

Artist, Flemish, born c. 1600

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an ornate title page featuring mythical creatures. The center of the image contains a bold, curved inscription: "CAPRICCE DE DIVERSE FIGURES, INVENTES PAR JACQUES CALLOT EDOUARD ECKMAN SCVLSIT ET EXCV:". The text is framed by two symmetrically positioned mythical figures resembling satyrs, who are posed on either side holding large ornamental decorative elements. Above the text, there is a crowned emblem with intricate designs. The overall composition is decorative with high attention to detail, typical of a baroque style. The date '1621' appears below the central text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 5.8 × 8.6 cm (2 5/16 × 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.195

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 214, State copy

Artwork history & notes

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

Q65508227

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