The Young Jesus

1620

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a person standing, with one foot stepping on a creature resembling a dragon. The person is positioned leaning on a table covered with a decorative cloth, with their head turned towards the right. Their facial features include youthful attributes with curly hair. The figure wears a long robe that extends to the ankles and holds a staff with a cross on the top in their right hand. They have a halo around their head. Beside the person on the table is a globe-like object with a plant on top. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8 × 6 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.379

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 291, State ii/ii

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

Q65509245

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