Restoration of the Aqueduct at Pisa

c. 1614

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a group of aristocrats engaged in conversation in front of a cityscape with a construction scene in the background. The image shows a collection of figures in conversation. One central figure is holding a document or map. The accompanying individuals carry weapons and some appear to listen attentively. In the background, there is a walled city with detailed architecture, including domes and spires. A group of workers is engaged in digging or building activity, and a bridge or aqueduct is being constructed with workers laboring at different levels.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 20.2 × 29.9 cm (7 15/16 × 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.343

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 151, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 4b, repro.

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

Q65509204

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