The Massacre of the Innocents, Second Plate

1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a chaotic scene in a classical architectural setting. The image shows a wide street lined with grand buildings featuring arches and columns. In the foreground, numerous figures are engaged in dynamic activities, spread out across the street. The middle ground and background also depict a frenzied atmosphere, leading to distant architecture and a sky filled with fine lines representing clouds. The composition is detailed and lively, with intricate lines contributing to the energetic atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on vellum [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.5 x 10.8 cm (5 5/16 x 4 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 17.4 x 14.1 cm (6 7/8 x 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.4.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 427, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul McCarron, New York); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

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.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Jac. Callot fe.; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: M6 L424; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 427; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Calot / M.6.II.

Wikidata ID

Q76342636

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