Peter and John Healing the Lame

1608/1611

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

Ludovico Cardi called Cigoli

Artist After, Italian, 1559 - 1613

This is a drawing depicting a group of architectural elements with a scene unfolding beneath. The scene shows several figures gathered around a bearded central figure who appears to be granting or administering something to a person kneeling before him. The architecture includes tall columns and an archway in the background. Above the group, in the sky, is a cluster of figures and cherubs observing the event. The composition features intricate line work creating depth and texture, typical of engravings or etchings, and conveys movement and drama within the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 12.8 × 8.6 cm (5 1/16 × 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.271

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 38, State i/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

Q65509157

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