The Conversion of Saint Paul

c. 1621-1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing depicting a celestial event impacting a group of individuals and horses on a battlefield. The sky is filled with dark, swirling clouds releasing beams of light towards a central figure among horsemen and people on the ground. The light creates a powerful and divine focal point on the scene, indicating a moment of revelation. In the foreground, figures and horses react to the event amidst a chaotic scramble. The background showcases architectural structures near rolling landscapes, setting a turbulent and intense atmosphere suggestive of divine or supernatural intervention.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.1 × 6.8 cm (4 × 2 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 12.5 × 8.9 cm (4 15/16 × 3 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.617

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 676, 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

Q65509504

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