Innocent VIII

1619

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows several figures around a person reclining on a bed, visible from the chest up. The person on the bed is propped up by pillows and partially covered by a blanket, looking toward the other figures in the room. Around the bed, three more people are present, with one seated in a chair to the left and the others standing to the right. Above, in the upper left corner, there is a cloud-like formation with two smaller figures. The background includes architectural elements and a caption in Italian text at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet ([irreg.] trimmed to plate mark): 3.5 × 8.3 cm (1 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.307

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 88

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

Q65509190

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