One of the Infantry Combats

1616

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a large, organized event taking place in an enclosed circular area surrounded by buildings and spectators. The scene features numerous figures positioned in an open central space, divided into formations or groups. The drawing is detailed, with a multitude of people depicted, each in various poses and activities. There are people on horseback in the central area. Around the circle, stands are filled with spectators watching the event. The architecture surrounding the scene is densely packed, with intricate windows and rooftops visible. The image captures the atmosphere of a grand occasion, possibly a festivity or public gathering, filled with motion and excitement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed close to plate mark): 22.7 x 30.3 cm (8 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 171, State i/iii

  • Series Title

    The War of Love [Lieure 169-172]

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. 5c, repro.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 51, repro.

Bibliography

1860

  • Meaume 634.

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, 51.

1989

  • Reed, Sue Welsh and Richard Wallace. Italian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque. Musuem of Fine Arts, Boston, 1989: no.112.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Iac. Callot. F.; across bottom in plate in Italian: One of the Combats of the War of Love, Festival of His Serene Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany

Wikidata ID

Q65509021

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