Saint Jerome

c. 1632

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a figure in a natural landscape. The central focus is a figure standing in a setting with a rocky background and trees on either side. The ground is uneven with a skull nearby. Around the figure are trees with detailed foliage, and a sense of depth is created by the depiction of a distant hill or rock formation. The drawing is highly detailed, with intricate lines used to convey texture and depth within the natural elements.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.3 × 4.3 cm (2 1/2 × 1 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 7.1 × 5.2 cm (2 13/16 × 2 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.419

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1318, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    The Penitents [Lieure 1315-1319]

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

Q65076087

You may be interested in

Loading Results