Entry of Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine, Marquis de Moy, under the Name of Pirandre

1627

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This drawing shows a chariot with a figure holding a spear and circular object, being pulled by a winged figure. The chariot is intricately decorated with swirling designs, supported by two wheels. The winged figure is muscular and holding a scythe and an hourglass with wings. The drawing is executed in a detailed and classical style, with careful line work conveying movement and elegance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching//plate cut into six pieces (1969.15.96-101): this piece is part 4 of 6

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (irreg.): 7.3 × 12.3 cm (2 7/8 × 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.99

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 586, State ii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 126, 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

Q65509098

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