The Float of Thetis

1616

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a fantastical sea-themed procession. The image depicts an elaborate mythical parade. Central to the arrangement is a large, ornate chariot dominated by a layered structure draped with seaweed-like foliage, which is pulled by a large creature resembling a sea monster. Scattered around the chariot are figures with aquatic features, wielding tridents, and appearing as though emerging from the sea itself. Complementing them are additional sea creatures and figures intricately drawn. The banner near the top right corner of the image contains text in Italian.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 15 × 22.8 cm (5 7/8 × 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.25

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 179, 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. 7b.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 56, repro.

Bibliography

1860

  • Meaume 637.

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, 56.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Iul. Parigi I. I Callot F.; upper right in plate: Carro di Teti fatto in firenze nella festa a Cauallo per la / ... / Mari del Mondo. an: 1616.

Wikidata ID

Q65509024

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