Christ before Caiaphas

c. 1624/1625

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a street scene with architectural elements and figures in elaborate attire. The scene depicts a bustling street with several figures interacting in front of grand buildings with classical architectural details. One of the structures has a turret-like feature, and there is a flag or banner that reads "SPQR." The figures are engaged in various activities, some carrying spears and others conferring. The drawing is in the style of Jacques Callot, known for detailed line work in etchings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.4 × 6.4 cm (3 5/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1948.11.42

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 543, 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. 28c.

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

Q65074151

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