The Two Crowns

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a scene with an elevated viewpoint. Near the top, there is a horizon with a distant landscape and a cliff-like structure. In the center, there is a detailed crown with a human face. Below the crown, there is a laurel wreath, scrolls, and a rocky landscape as the background. The color palette is monochromatic with dark ink strokes on light paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 6.3 × 8.3 cm (2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.463

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 651, 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

Q65076310

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