Francesco

1619

Jacques Callot after Antonio Tempesta

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

Antonio Tempesta

Artist After, Florentine, 1555 - 1630

This is an illustration of an execution scene with a guillotine. The image shows a person standing under the guillotine as the blade remains suspended, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers with various reactions. The artwork features detailed linework and a sense of depth and is reminiscent of the style of Antoninus Tempestinus.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 13.2 × 8.3 cm (5 3/16 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.332

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 113

  • 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

Q65509841

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