Pride (Vanity)

probably after 1621

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image is an etching featuring a full-length view of a person in motion. The figure is turned slightly to the left, with one foot raised. They have delicate facial features, with finely drawn eyes and lips, as well as short, curly hair under a large headdress. The person wears a voluminous gown with puffy sleeves, an ornate collar, and holds a mirror in their left hand and a small object in their right hand. A peacock stands near their feet, and a winged creature holds a ribbon connected to the person's clothing. In the background is a plain surface with the word "Superbia" and the artist's signature "I. Callot" visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.1 × 6.4 cm (3 3/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2199

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 354, State ii/iv

  • Series Title

    Seven Capital Sins [Lieure 354-360]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1957

  • Jacques Callot, 1592-1635, Los Angeles County Museum, 1957, no. 71.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 130, repro.

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

Q64958678

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