Title Page for "The Capricci"

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an ornate title page. The image features a decorative design displaying the title "CAPRICCI di varie Figure di Iacopo Callot", with text referring to Don Lorenzo Medici below. Surrounding the text are two seated figures on either side with a muscular and somewhat grotesque appearance. The upper part of the frame is adorned with an elaborate scroll featuring what seems to be a family crest or coat of arms at the center. The lower portion features intricate rococo-style ornamentation with an expressive face design. The composition combines text and ornamental artwork in a classical and dynamic layout.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.6 × 8.3 cm (2 3/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 8.9 × 12.2 cm (3 1/2 × 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.148

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 428, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Capricci (Nancy series) [Lieure 428-477]

Artwork history & notes

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

Q65074395

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