The Inheritance

1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

Israel Henriet

Publisher, French, c. 1590 - 1661

This is an interior scene with a group of people around a table. The setting has large columns and detailed arches in the background. In the center, there is a table with people engaging in various activities. Some are handling chests or boxes, and two animals are present. The drawing shows precise line work and cross-hatching techniques typical of etching or engraving styles. The background architecture and detailed attire indicate a specific historical period. French script at the bottom likely describes the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.2 × 8.2 cm (2 7/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 6.7 × 8.8 cm (2 5/8 × 3 7/16 in.)
    mount: 8.1 × 13.1 cm (3 3/16 × 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.831

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1405, State ii/iii

  • Series Title

    The Prodigal Son [Lieure 1404-1414]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2022

  • Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son, Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 2022, cat. 13, repro.

  • Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son, Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 2022, unnumbered catalogue.

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.

2022

  • Dotseth, Amanda W., and Roglán, Mark A., editors. Murillo, Picturing the Prodigal Son. Exh. cat. Meadows Museum, Dallas, 2022: 127, cat. 13.

Inscriptions

in margin below image, in plate: Un Père que les ans accablent de douleurs / Comblant son fils de biens, le comble de malheurs. / Cum privilege Reg. Israel excudit.

Wikidata ID

Q65509736

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