Nun Embracing the Holy Cross

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a figure standing upright, holding a large cross. The person has a delicately drawn face partially visible under a headscarf. The individual is dressed in long robes, with loose folds and a simple, flowing design. The person is depicted with a halo circling their head. The background consists of a lightly sketched landscape with distant hills and buildings to the right. The sky is plain and clear.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.2 × 8.2 cm (2 7/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 8.9 × 9.9 cm (3 1/2 × 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.574

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 619, 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

Q65509460

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