The Tomb

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an open sarcophagus with a skeleton inside. The image depicts a landscape scene with the foreground showing a detailed sarcophagus with a skeleton inside. The sarcophagus is open and intricately carved. On the left, two figures are present, draped in heavy garments as they observe the scene. In the background, there is a silhouette of a distant city or castle on a hill, surrounded by fields and a few scattered trees. The sky above is filled with stylized clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6 × 8.1 cm (2 3/8 × 3 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 8.4 × 9.9 cm (3 5/16 × 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.573

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 618, State i/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

Q65509459

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