Il Solimano, Act IV

1620

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows an architectural street view with grand buildings lining a broad street on either side. The distant horizon is marked by an ornamental structure at the center. The facades of the buildings display detailed architectural elements. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of sepia and black. Figures in elaborate attire are gathered in the foreground, with more figures and receding buildings in the distance. The sky is lightly clouded.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 20 × 27.9 cm (7 7/8 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.64

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 367, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 77, repro.

Bibliography

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65509061

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