Frontispiece for Callot's "The Penitents"

c. 1632

Abraham Bosse

Associated Names
Abraham Bosse

Artist, French, 1602 - 1676

This is a drawing of a decorative plaque. It features a central inscription enclosed within an ornate frame. On top of the frame, there is a figure with a hooded appearance gazing downward. Flaming torches are on each side of the frame. Below the inscription, a bundle of tools is tied together with cord, resting on a platform. The edges of the plaque are adorned with decorative scrolls, foliage, and classical pillars. The text reads "LES PENITENTS ET PENITENTES PAR IACQUES CALLOT." Fine hatching and crosshatching details are used throughout the artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 7 × 4.5 cm (2 3/4 × 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.415

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, undescribed

  • Series Title

    The Penitents

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels

1860

  • Meaume 147.

1924

  • Lieure, vol.7, p.66.

Wikidata ID

Q65066818

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