Frontispiece for "The Light of the Cloister"

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows three figures: one kneeling on the right holding lilies, one in the center kneeling and holding a cross, and one standing on the left with hands on the chest. Above them is a celestial figure amidst clouds with rays shining down. Two winged cherubs hold a cloth in the background. The words "LVX CLAUSTRI" are displayed between the central and celestial figures, with inscriptions around the border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.1 × 8.3 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 9.6 × 11.7 cm (3 3/4 × 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.342

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 599, State i/ii

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

Q65075635

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