The Catafalque of the Emperor Mathias

1619

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an ornate architectural interior with grand ceremonial elements. The image depicts an expansive room featuring large columns and a high, elaborately decorated ceiling. The walls are adorned with detailed moldings, reliefs, and draperies. At the far end of the room, there is a large candle-lit structure. People are gathered throughout the space, dressed in historical attire, some sitting in boxes elevated along the sides. The scene conveys the grandeur and splendor typical of important occasions held in such majestic venues.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 28.5 × 20.9 cm (11 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.199

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 299, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 18.

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

Q65074762

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