Spadino

1619

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a bear and a man in a natural setting. The bear is standing upright, facing the man who is gesturing towards it. The background shows hills, trees, figures on horseback and on foot, and a small structure resembling a house or barn. There is an Italian inscription at the bottom. The drawing is detailed with precise line work and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 13.1 × 8.3 cm (5 3/16 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.316

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 97

  • Series Title

    Miracles of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Florence

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

Q65509191

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