Dedication to Don Lorenzo de' Medici

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a drawing of a letter with ornate typography. The letter is addressed to "DON LORENZO MEDICI" and presented by "Iacopo Callot." It features a decorative capital 'L' within a border and elegant script handwriting. The text surrounds the initial and includes complimentary and formal language. This represents an artistic approach to historical correspondence with attention to aesthetic details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.5 × 8.1 cm (2 3/16 × 3 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 9.6 × 12.5 cm (3 3/4 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.149

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 429, State only

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

Q65074396

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