The Dissipation

1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

Israel Henriet

Publisher, French, c. 1590 - 1661

This is a drawing of an outdoor banquet scene. The illustration depicts a group of people gathered around a long table laden with food under the sheltering canopy of trees. In the foreground, a person is dancing or gesturing with a staff. The scene shows a celebratory or social gathering with numerous figures actively participating. A fountain is visible in the left background, bordered by lush hedges and trees. Architectural elements suggest a building with arches and balconies where additional figures observe the gathering. The composition captures a lively moment of feast and social interaction, with detailed lines and etching complementing the text below that references wine and pleasure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.1 × 8.1 cm (2 3/8 × 3 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 6.7 × 8.6 cm (2 5/8 × 3 3/8 in.)
    mount: 8.6 × 13.1 cm (3 3/8 × 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.833

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1407, 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. 15, 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: 128, cat. 15.

Inscriptions

in margin below image, in plate: Dans les charmes du vin et de la volupté / Ce prodigue se perd en sa brutalité. / Cum privilege Reg. Israel excudit.

Wikidata ID

Q65509738

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