Gian Fritello and Ciurlo

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is an image featuring two fantastical figures. One figure, labeled "Gian Frittello," is tall and thin with elongated limbs, while the other, labeled "Ciurlo," is muscular and energetic. Both figures are depicted wielding swords in expressive poses. The drawing includes intricate details in the costumes and background elements like smaller figures in various activities.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7 × 9.3 cm (2 3/4 × 3 11/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 10.3 × 12.9 cm (4 1/16 × 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.209

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 384

  • Series Title

    Balli di Sfessania [Lieure 379-402]

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. 29f.

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

Q65073994

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