Immaculate Conception

1608/1611

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a woman holding a child, both wearing crowns. The woman is standing, supporting the child with one arm and holding an orb with the other. She has soft facial features, long hair, and is wearing a flowing robe and veil. The child has similar features and is seated on the woman's arm. Both have halos of light around them, and the background features angels with wings amidst clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.9 × 7.6 cm (4 11/16 × 3 in.)
    sheet: 17.2 × 12.3 cm (6 3/4 × 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.257

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 24, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Roman Pictures [Lieure 16-45]

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

Q65509143

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