The Possessed

probably c. 1620

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

Andrea Boscoli

Artist After, Italian, 1564 - 1608

This is a drawing of a gathering in a grand hall. The scene shows elaborately dressed figures in classical robes centered around a ceremonial event. The setting appears to be a grand interior space with columns and a high ceiling. An ornate altar is displayed in the background, with an emblem above. In the foreground, two figures are conversing amidst a crowd. A decorative frame surrounds the main scene, with text at the bottom. The composition is symmetrical, conveying a sense of order and importance. The drawing features meticulous line art and cross-hatching details common in historical draughtsmanship.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30 × 22 cm (11 13/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.7 × 23.7 cm (12 1/2 × 9 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 146, State v/vi

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 160, repro.

Bibliography

1860

  • Meaume 156.

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.

1975

  • Russell 1975, 160.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: And.a Boscholi P.F. In.; lower right in plate: Ia. Callot Scal; lower center in plate inscription added to the plate some 10 years later, bearing the date 1630

Wikidata ID

Q65509806

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