Accursio

1619

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a scene in a courtyard. In the scene, a figure is falling from the upper windows of a building, while several other figures in historical attire are in the courtyard below gesturing towards the falling figure. In the sky above, two ethereal figures rest on clouds, with one holding a vertical object. The architecture includes arched windows and an inner courtyard setting, with dark clouds swirling around the celestial figures. The drawing is done with intricate line work and cross-hatching, resembling detailed engravings from a classical period.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 13.5 × 8.5 cm (5 5/16 × 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.317

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 98

  • 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

Q65509193

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