The Ordeal by Arrows (Saint Sebastian)

c. 1632/1633

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This image shows a wide and detailed landscape with ancient-looking ruins and figures, some on horseback and others on foot. The ruins resemble a coliseum and frame the scene on both sides, with a central pathway leading into the distance. The intricate brushstrokes are controlled and precise, reminiscent of etching, with fine lines defining the architecture and figures. The color palette is monochromatic, featuring black lines on a cream background. Figures and horses are depicted with rich detail in the foreground, blending into the landscape in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 16.1 x 32.7 cm (6 5/16 x 12 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.5.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 670, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, NGA, 1950, no. 81, repro.

1951

  • French Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, University of Pittsburgh, 1951.

1959

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, University of Nebraska Art Galleries, Lincoln, 1959, no catalogue.

1962

  • The Saints in Prints & Illuminations from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, The Art Gallery of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1962-1963, no. 29.

1965

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1965, no. 68, repro.

1966

  • Masters of Etching and Engraving from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL, 1966, no. 67, repro.

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., November 1987.

2007

  • St. Sebastian in Print, Palmer Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 2007.

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

Q65021327

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