Frontispiece for "Varie Figure"

c. 1621

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a market scene featuring print sellers and their customers. The drawing captures a bustling scene at a market stall adorned with a sign that reads "VARIE FIGVRE DI IACOPO CALLOT," with the word "fecit" indicating the artist's presence. A variety of individuals, all dressed in period attire with elaborate hats and cloaks, are gathered around a wooden stall displaying prints and artworks. The detailed linework emphasizes the textures of the fabric and the wood. Customers are shown interacting with the sellers, selecting prints from the table that displays several works. In the background, observers are seen peering with interest. There is a figure carrying a large roll on their back, possibly containing artistic works.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.7 × 9.1 cm (3 7/16 × 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.233

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 403, State ii/iii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1970

  • Jacques Callot, 1592-1635, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1970, no. 8a, 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

Q65074942

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