Gioanni

1619

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an interior scene with ornate furnishings and figures in historical attire. The drawing shows several figures around a kneeling man before an altar or niche. In the background, there is a large canopied bed with draped curtains. The figures wear detailed period garments and exhibit various poses and expressions. In the lower margin, there is a block of text in Italian. The drawing is detailed with attention to fabric folds and architectural elements.

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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 × 8.4 cm (5 5/16 × 3 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.321

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 102

  • 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

Q65508773

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