St. Genevieve; St. Titus; St. Simeon Stylites; Epiphany

c. 1632/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This drawing features four religious scenes in circular frames on a single sheet. The scenes are laid out in a grid pattern. The top left scene shows a robed figure with a pastoral staff, an angelic entity to the left, and a landscape in the background. The top right scene features a figure in a bishop's mitre gesturing from a pulpit-like structure to a gathered crowd in what seems to be a church. The bottom left scene depicts a nativity-like scene with a mother and child surrounded by figures. The bottom right scene shows a figure standing on a pillar with onlookers pointing upwards, set against a backdrop of buildings under a serene sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.2 × 12.2 cm (8 3/8 × 4 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 25 × 15.8 cm (9 13/16 × 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.643

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 812-815, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    The Calendar of Saints [Lieure 807-1295]

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

Q65509531

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