The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew

c. 1634/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a detailed drawing of a scene with robed figures in front of a building, with onlookers and architectural details. The figures are gathered around a large structure that resembles a city gate or castle entrance. Some figures are on stairs in the foreground, while above them, beams of light illuminate a figure on a frame or ladder-like structure. Other figures around them are in various poses. In the sky, a figure holding a knife descends amid a burst of light. The composition focuses on the interaction between the grounded figures and the celestial event above, depicted with intricate line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.2 × 4.5 cm (2 13/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 10.1 × 6.9 cm (4 × 2 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.378

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1395, State ii/iv

  • Series Title

    The Martyrdoms of the Apostles [Lieure 1386-1401]

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

Q65075840

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