Title Page for Callot's "Various Italian Landscapes"

probably c. 1630

Attributed to François Collignon

Associated Names
François Collignon

Artist, French, c. 1609 - 1657

This is a drawing of an ornate decorative border. The image shows a detailed rectangular frame with elaborate embellishments, featuring a crest at the top center and intricate floral and scalloped motifs along the edges. The drawings within the frame highlight Renaissance-style elements, blending delicate leaf patterns and bead-like accents. The center of the border contains an empty space, likely intended for inscriptions or illustrations, with text indicating its association with Jacopo Callot.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12 × 24.5 cm (4 3/4 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 17 × 28.4 cm (6 11/16 × 11 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.138

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 230, repro.

Bibliography

1860

  • Meaume 1187 i/ii.

1924

  • Lieure, vol.3, p.108.

1975

  • Russell 1975, 230.

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: Diverse vedute designate in Fiorenza. / Per Jacopo Callott.; lower center in plate: Israel ex. cum privilegio Regis.

Wikidata ID

Q65512411

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