The Assumption of the Virgin

1628

Jean Waldor after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jean Waldor

Artist, Flemish, c. 1580 - c. 1640

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a painting featuring a heavenly ascension scene with figures and angels. In the artwork, a crowned figure is elevated above on a cluster of clouds, surrounded by a host of cherubic angels. Several angels are depicted playing musical instruments or in acts of adoration or flight. Below, earthly figures gather around a central altar-like structure, displaying a range of emotional postures and gestures. The border of the painting includes Latin text. The artwork is created in the style of Jacques Callot.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 10.2 × 6.7 cm (4 × 2 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.906

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 677, State copy

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

Q65510088

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