The Holy Family at Table

c. 1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts three figures. The person on the left is seated at a table, shown from the side, with the upper part of their body visible. They are adorned with a halo around the head, hair tied back with a ribbon, and wearing a long-sleeved garment with a waist apron. The central figure stands, facing the seated individual, with a halo and partially obscured by a hooded robe. To the right, another figure is seated, with hands on the table and a large halo around their head. This figure's hair is shorter and slightly tousled, wearing a collared garment. The scene includes a round table topped with a lit candle, a goblet, a loaf of bread, and a plate. The background features a texture, possibly a patterned or weave-like design, enclosed within a decorative circular border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 19.1 x 17.1 cm (7 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.106

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 595, State iii/iv


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 159, repro.

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 39, 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.

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.39.

Wikidata ID

Q65509105

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