Cap. Cerimonia and Siga. Lavinia

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of two figures standing in a town setting. The left figure is a creature with a hulking form, avian mask, bat-like wings, and long robes. The right figure is a tall, elegant person in a dress with a feathered hat. The background shows small figures engaged in various activities in a town square. The figures are labelled as "Cap. Cerimonia" and "Sig.ra Lauinia."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7 × 9.2 cm (2 3/4 × 3 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 10.1 × 12.9 cm (4 × 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.208

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 381, State i/ii

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. 29c.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 93, 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

Q65073993

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