Gherardo

1619

Jacques Callot after Matteo Rosselli

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

Matteo Rosselli

Artist After, Florentine, 1578 - 1650

This is an image of men in a historical setting engaged in a confrontation. Several individuals in historical attire, each wearing feathered hats, are seen in an altercation. One figure holds a long-handled axe, while another wields a sword, tapping a third figure with the tip of their sword. The background shows architectural elements like columns and arches, indicating a historic European city. The image also includes text in Italian. Detailed hatching and cross-hatching give the image a sense of depth and texture typical of prints from the Renaissance or Baroque period.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet ([irreg.] trimmed to plate mark): 13.3 × 8 cm (5 1/4 × 3 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.333

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 114

  • 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

Q65509842

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