Cap. Cardoni and Maramao

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of two fictional characters in a dynamic pose. The image depicts two exaggerated figures standing opposite each other. The figure on the left is titled "Cap. Cardoni" and appears to have elongated features, holding a staff or sword towards the ground. The figure on the right, "Maramao," is also exaggerated, bending forward with a stick aimed at "Cap. Cardoni." Both characters have elongated limbs and comic expressions. The scene is set in a town square with other figures in the background engaged in various activities, with architectural elements in the backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.3 × 9.2 cm (2 7/8 × 3 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 9.4 × 11.5 cm (3 11/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.423

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 400

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

Q65509295

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