Frontispiece for "Balli di Sfessania"

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of three costumed figures in a theatrical scene. The characters are wearing masks with exaggerated features, typical of commedia dell'arte. The figure on the left is playing a stringed instrument, the central figure is playing a tambourine and moving energetically, and the figure on the right is holding an accordion-like instrument. Additional heads are peeking out from behind curtains. The title "Balli di Sfessania" is written on the image. The drawing style shows early Baroque influence.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7 × 9.3 cm (2 3/4 × 3 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 9.8 × 12.5 cm (3 7/8 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.204

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 379, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 29a.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 89, 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

Q65073970

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