Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

1621

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image is an engraving of a man in an ornate oval frame. The man faces slightly to the right, having an elongated face with a mustache, short hair, a ruffled collar, and a decorated garment. Surrounding the frame are designs including a large-winged creature at the top and cherubic figures holding flags and armor. A heraldic shield with spheres is below the portrait. The background has intricate line work and decorative elements.

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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 × 13.3 cm (7 7/8 × 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.65

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 373, State ii/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. 27.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 22, repro.

1977

  • Paper in Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 14.

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

Q65509062

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