Burning Phoenix

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts a landscape seen from a slightly elevated point of view. In the top third of the image lies the horizon, with small hills, shrubs, and distant trees scattered across it. In the center of the image, on a hill nearby, is a detailed depiction of a bird with outstretched wings. The landscape is rendered in a linear style with fine, precise lines creating texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black and cream to define forms and contours, emphasizing the details of the bird and the surrounding terrain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.3 × 8.4 cm (2 1/16 × 3 5/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 8.5 × 11.2 cm (3 3/8 × 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.348

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 605, 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

Q65075685

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