Christ Condemned to Death by Pilate

c. 1624/1625

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot
Artist, French, 1592 - 1635
The artwork "Christ Condemned to Death by Pilate" is an intricately detailed etching depicting a biblical scene. The composition is centered around a group of figures. In the foreground, a figure with a halo is surrounded by soldiers and onlookers. The soldiers are equipped with spears and shields. An architectural backdrop with classical elements, such as columns and arches, frames the scene. A figure stands atop an archway. The use of shading and line work provides depth and texture. An artist's signature, "Callot F.," is visible in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.4 × 6.8 cm (3 5/16 × 2 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1948.11.40

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 541, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    The Small Passion [Lieure 537-548]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1970

  • Jacques Callot, 1592-1635, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1970, no. 28a.

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

Q65074147

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