Riciulina and Metzetin

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image features two characters, Riculina and Metzetin, depicted in full body views. Riculina is on the left, standing with one leg raised and arms bent in a gesture. She has distinct facial features, curly hair tied up with a bow and feathers, and wears a detailed costume with a beaded necklace. Metzetin is on the right, holding a large stringed instrument and wearing a pointed hat with a plume, a flowing coat, and tied trousers. The background shows a gathering of people and buildings, framed by trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.1 × 9.1 cm (2 13/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
    plate: 10 × 12.3 cm (3 15/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.211

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 386, 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. 29h.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 94, 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

Q65073999

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