The Holy Family

1613

Jacques Callot after Andrea del Sarto

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

Pierre Mariette I

Publisher, French, 1596 - 1657

Andrea del Sarto

Artist After, Florentine, 1486 - 1530

The image is a detailed etching depicting a group of four people within a circular frame. The figures are shown from the waist up. In the center, there is a young woman sitting, looking slightly to her right. She has delicate facial features and is wearing a headscarf. Next to her, two small, curly-haired children are present, with one child sitting on the lap of the seated woman. The child on her lap is facing to the side, and the other child is standing while facing forward. On the far left, an elderly man with a beard appears to be leaning forward, partially included in the frame. The figures are draped in cloth garments. The background consists of intricate linework and a round, decorative border enclosing the group. Below the circular illustration, there is text and a coat of arms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 28.1 × 22.7 cm (11 1/16 × 8 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.7 × 23.8 cm (11 5/16 × 9 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.294

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 73, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alfred Rossier (1879-1958), Vevey (Luft 4713)

Associated Names

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.

Inscriptions

in plate, below circle at left: AND. SART. in.; in plate, below circle at right: P. Mariette excud. I. Callot f.

Markings

recto: none; verso: Alfred Rossier (Lugt 4713) and National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

to be identified

Wikidata ID

Q65509810

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