Piazza della Signoria, Florence

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts a scene from an elevated position, showing a figure standing on steps overlooking a busy square. The background includes architectural structures and a gathering of people, horses, and carriages. A figure in ornate attire points toward the plaza, while the buildings and a tower in the distance frame the bustling activity within the square. The brushstrokes are detailed and linear, creating a complex scene with a color palette dominated by sepia tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.6 × 7.8 cm (2 3/16 × 3 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 8.5 × 11.6 cm (3 3/8 × 4 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.193

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 473, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Capricci (Nancy series) [Lieure 428-477]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1957

  • Jacques Callot, 1592-1635, Los Angeles County Museum, 1957, no. 41.

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 31e.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 4, repro.

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

Q65074730

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