The Betrayal

c. 1624/1625

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a black and white ink drawing showing several figures in a dynamic and chaotic scene. The background features architectural elements and trees. The figures seem to be engaged in some kind of interaction, with banners and spears adding movement to the composition. Wind-swept trees are depicted on the right side. The use of lines creates texture and depth, evoking a sense of action and tumult often seen in Baroque period art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.4 × 6.5 cm (3 5/16 × 2 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1948.11.39

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 540, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    The Small Passion [Lieure 537-548]

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. 36d.

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

Q65074144

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