Skirmish in a Roman Circus

1621

Edouard Eckman after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Edouard Eckman

Artist, Flemish, born c. 1600

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a print of a battle scene within a large amphitheater, with numerous people engaging in combat. Closest to us, a person wearing flowing robes has their arms raised and their face in an expression of distress, their eyes wide and their mouth open. Other people are scattered throughout the arena, each involved in combat or fallen on the ground, many with exaggerated expressions and gestures. The amphitheater features towering columns with tiers of seats in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 5.5 × 7.9 cm (2 3/16 × 3 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.237

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 256, State copy

Artwork history & notes

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

Q65508273

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