The Crossing of the Red Sea

1629

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a large group of people in a scene with dramatic rock formations. The detailed linework shows a crowd of figures engaged in an activity. Many individuals are carrying various implements and are in animated postures. The background features textured rock formations and the sky is detailed with thin, horizontal lines. The foreground includes seated or resting figures. The overall style is finely detailed, characteristic of historical engravings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 12.5 × 23.3 cm (4 15/16 × 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.61

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 665, State i/vii

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

Q65073934

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