Jesus with the Pharisees

1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a scene from a slightly raised perspective. Several figures gather and interact in a field. The horizon is in the upper part, with a sloping landscape, trees, and some distant structures. The artist uses fine brushstrokes for detailed clothing and field texture. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of sepia or brown ink. In the foreground, figures in robes interact, while others behind them tend to crops. The sky is clear with wispy lines indicating clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 7 × 8.3 cm (2 3/4 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.67

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1420

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1957

  • The Life of Christ in Prints, 14 venue touring exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts (J.B. Speed Museum, Louisville, KY; Grand Rapids Art Gallery, MI; Time, Inc., New York, NY; Washington County Museum, Hagerstown, MD; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO; Newcomb College, New Orleans, LA; Wells College, Aurora, NY; Mississippi Art Association, Jackson, MS; Calgary Allied Arts Centre, Alberta, Canada; Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta, Canada; Sackville Art Association, New Brunswick, Canada; and Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada), 1957-1960, no cat.

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

Q65073944

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