The Last Supper

c. 1618

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is an image of a grand banquet scene. It shows a large room with a long table occupied by numerous figures. The setting includes classical architecture, pillars, and a high ceiling. The central figure at the table is highlighted with a radiant glow. Additional figures are seen in the background and side areas engaged in various activities, handling plates and interacting with each other. The room features a table adorned with candelabra and abundant tableware, presenting an atmosphere of importance and grandeur.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.3 × 21.6 cm (4 7/16 × 8 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 15.5 × 26 cm (6 1/8 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.49

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 282, State i/iii

  • Series Title

    The Large Passion [Lieure 281-287]

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. 15b.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 164, repro.

Bibliography

1860

  • Meaume 13.

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, 164.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Callot f; lower center in plate: Christe tuis en pascis oues hic carnibus, ipse / et Cibus, et Pastor, moxque futurus Ouis (Christ, behold! here you are feed

Wikidata ID

Q65509045

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