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Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an oval-shaped arena filled with horses and riders, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers on a platform and nearby buildings. There are figures engaged in a performance or procession, some on horseback and others on foot, wielding props or instruments. The scene is detailed with ornate buildings, suggesting a historical or culturally significant setting. The drawing has detailed line work and captures the energy and complexity of the scene from an elevated perspective.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 22.7 × 29.9 cm (8 15/16 × 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 182, 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. 7e.

1970

  • Jacques Callot, 1592-1635, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1970, no. 6b, repro.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 58, repro.

1979

  • Festivities: Ceremonies and Celebrations in Western Europe 1500-1790, Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1979, no. 16, repro.

Bibliography

1860

  • Meaume 640.

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, 58.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Iullius Parigii Inv: ICallot delineavit et F; across bottom in plate: TEATRO FATTO IN FIRENZE NELLA FESTA A CAVALLO PER LA VENVTA DEL SER:mo PRINCIPE D'VRBINO

Wikidata ID

Q65509027

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