Fracischina and Gian Farina

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an animated dance scene. The image depicts two figures at the center, one holding a tambourine overhead, and the other wielding a sword while seemingly in mid-dance. Both figures are dressed in flowing garments. In the background, a group of smaller figures are engaged in various forms of activity. The scene is set in what appears to be a town square, indicated by the architectural outlines of buildings in the distance.

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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: 9.9 × 12.6 cm (3 7/8 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.212

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 395, 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. 29i, repro.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 96, 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

Q65074002

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