The Marriage of Ferdinando and Christine of Lorraine

c. 1614

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image displays a group of people in a formal setting. In the center, a man and a woman seem to be exchanging something. The woman wears an ornate gown with patterns, a high collar, and a crown or a similar headpiece. Her hair is styled up and adorned with jewelry. The man, facing her, wears a detailed outfit with a cape, a tunic, and breeches. He has a beard and carries a sword. Surrounding them are attendants and onlookers, both men and women, in period clothing with ruffled collars and headdresses. Some individuals wear capes and hold specific hand gestures. A man in a clerical hat stands behind the woman. The background emphasizes the grandeur of the gathering.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 22.2 × 27.5 cm (8 3/4 × 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 147, State i/ii


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. 4a.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 24, repro.

Bibliography

1860

  • Meaume 534.

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, 24.

Wikidata ID

Q65509016

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