The Combat of Avigliana

in or after 1631

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image is a black and white etching depicting a wide landscape. In the foreground, soldiers are engaged in battle with banners and horses. Beyond, there are hills with structures and troops battling. The horizon shows distant mountain ridges. The etching has intricate lines and cross-hatching for texture. The color palette is monochromatic in varying shades of black, white, and gray. A decorative frieze frames the scene with military elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 36.2 × 54 cm (14 1/4 × 21 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.108

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 663, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 178, 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

Q65509106

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