Il Solimano, Act I

1620

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts an architectural scene with a wide avenue bordered by large buildings featuring classical details and sculptures. In the distance, a triumphal arch is visible at the end of the street. The artwork is an etching with detailed line work and a monochromatic palette of brown tones. Figures in elaborate attire are seen close to the viewer, engaging in what seems to be a procession, while more figures are walking towards the archway in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 22 × 28.1 cm (8 11/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.11.65

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 364, State only

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

Q65509007

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