Descent from the Cross

c. 1631

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing featuring crosses on a hill. The image shows a detailed depiction of a crucifixion scene with three prominent crosses. Two ladders are leaning against the central cross, and figures are shown on the ladders. In the foreground, there are figures in various emotive poses, some kneeling and others standing, wearing robes. The circular frame gives a haloed appearance to the scene. The background suggests a distant landscape with faint architectural elements, all intricately sketched.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 3.6 × 3.5 cm (1 7/16 × 1 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.878

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 697, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    The Mysteries of the Passion [Lieure 679-698]

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

Q65509786

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