Christ Crowned with Thorns

c. 1618

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a courtyard scene with figures in period clothing. The sketch shows several figures in the center, some sitting, others standing with various armaments. To the right, there is an architectural element resembling a balcony with two figures. The drawing captures movement and interaction among the figures, with a focus on the group dynamic and narrative within the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk on laid paper, indented with stylus, with the verso reddened for transfer

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 10 x 21.8 cm (3 15/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.11.61

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ternois 1973, no. 3

  • Series Title

    The Large Passion

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Klipstein and Kornfeld, 1957); Lessing J. Rosenwald, Alverthopre, PA; gift to NGA, 1963.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1957

  • Jacques Callot, 1592-1635, Los Angeles County Museum, 1957, no. 350.

1970

  • Jacques Callot, 1592-1635, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1970, no. 63, repro.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 161, repro.

Bibliography

1973

  • Ternois, Daniel. "Callot et son temps; dix ans de recherches (1962-1972)." Le Pays Lorrain LIV, no. 4 (1973): 211-248.

1992

  • Ternois, Daniel. Jacques Callot 1592-1635. Exh. cat. Nancy, Musée histroique lorrain, 1992: 449, fig. 1.

1993

  • Ternois, Daniel. "Dessins de Jacques Callot. Quelques attributions récentes et leurs enseignements: ses méthodes de travail, son atelier, ses continuateurs." Jacques Callot (1592-1635) (Colloquy papers). Louvre, 1993: 367.

Inscriptions

none

Markings

none

Wikidata ID

Q64580101

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