Title Page for "The Capricci"

c. 1617

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an elaborate text arrangement featuring mythical figures and decorative elements. The drawing depicts a central text in Italian, framed by two mythical figures resembling fauns or satyrs on either side. They are crouched over an intricately designed scroll or banner, their muscular bodies and wild hair rendered with detailed line work. Above the text, an emblem with a crown and shield is prominently featured, flanked by an ornate crest. The text honors Iacopo Callot and Don Lorenzo Medici. The composition is carefully balanced, with intricate lines and shading giving depth to the figures and decorative borders.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.5 × 8.5 cm (2 3/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 6.5 × 9.4 cm (2 9/16 × 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.97

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 214, State only

  • Series Title

    Capricci (Florence series) [Lieure 214-263]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1957

  • Jacques Callot, 1592-1635, Los Angeles County Museum, 1957, no. 27.

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

Q65074191

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