Two Turks Dressed in Turbans with a Plume

c. 1620

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts two full-body figures standing upright with a slight lean. Both figures have their arms bent at the elbows, with hands resting on their waists or sides. Their facial features are detailed, with prominent mustaches and solemn expressions. Each figure's head is adorned with a large turban featuring elaborate folds and a central plume. They are dressed in long robes with elaborate patterns, wide sleeves, and tied with sashes at the waist. The robes extend to mid-calf, revealing striped leggings on the figure on the left and plain cloth-covered legs on the one on the right. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.6 × 8.6 cm (3 3/8 × 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.248

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, undescribed


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1860

  • Meaume 746 ii/ii.

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.

1959

  • Lieure, vol.1, p.67 (rejected from catalogue as Stefano della Bella).

Wikidata ID

Q65075073

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