The Last Supper

c. 1624/1625

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an interior scene with an archway framing a table and a group of figures. The drawing depicts an architectural space with a large, ornate archway framing a long table encircled by several figures. The focus appears to be on the figure at the center of the table. The setting is detailed with emphasis on the lines of the vaulted ceilings and the intricate design of the arch above. The drawings of the people seated at the table exhibit varied positioning, which adds to the dynamic sense of interaction within the scene. The overall composition is both balanced and symmetrical, centered under the elaborately rendered archway.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 7.8 × 6 cm (3 1/16 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.524

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 538, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    The Small Passion [Lieure 537-548]

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

Q65509405

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