The Holy Family with Two Angels

1614

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image is an engraving showing a seated woman with a child on her lap, surrounded by three angels and a bearded man. The woman's full body is depicted, sitting on a draped surface, with the child sitting up and being embraced. The woman has long hair covered by a cloth that extends down her back. The child appears to have curly hair. The woman is draped in flowing garments that cover her body, and the child is depicted nude. The man's face is partially turned away, showing a prominent nose and curly beard. He is clothed in a draped garment as well. One angel shows only their head and wings, while the other two angels show full bodies, identifiable by their wings, and are playing musical instruments—one plays a stringed instrument while the other a woodwind. There is no prominent jewelry in the scene. The background consists of vertical lines and includes an elaborately draped fabric at the top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.6 × 11 cm (6 1/8 × 4 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 17.3 × 12.2 cm (6 13/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.295

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 75, State ii/ii


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

Q65509187

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