Il Solimano, Act II

1620

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image displays a structured scene from a street perspective. The viewer is at street level, looking down the center of an urban avenue. Two grand buildings flank the scene, leading to a wide archway in the distance where the horizon aligns. The buildings show detailed architectural features like columns, arches, and statues. The illustration uses precise line work to show depth and detail, similar to technical drawings or etchings. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of gray and tan to highlight forms. Figures in ceremonial attire are in a procession near us, moving in a curved formation. Clouds are lightly drawn in the sky above the urban structures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 20.3 × 28.1 cm (8 × 11 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.11.66

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 365, State only


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 24a.

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

Q65509008

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