The Punishments

c. 1624/1634

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a detailed drawing of a public execution scene in a plaza. It features a bustling town square with medieval and Renaissance-style buildings in the background. Various structures and platforms surround the execution area, which includes gallows and punitive devices. A dense crowd gathers around an elevated platform in the center. The scene includes architectural features such as arched windows, towers, and detailed facades. Flocking birds fly across the sky, adding movement to the drawing. The style is reminiscent of Jacques Callot, known for detailed prints of similar scenes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 11.5 × 22 cm (4 1/2 × 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.128

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1402, State ii/viii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 17, 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

Q65509128

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