St. Phocas; St. Theophilus; St. Conon; Sts. Perpetua and Felicitas

c. 1632/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image contains four oval frames, each depicting a different religious saint or event with inscriptions above. The first scene shows a church with a figure kneeling before it, labeled "S. Phocas MAR." The upper right scene shows a figure in religious robes gazing up at the sky, with clouds above and the inscription "S. THEOPHI EPVS." The lower left scene illustrates a person driving a horse-drawn chariot towards a building under the inscription "S. CONON MAR." The lower right scene depicts a figure kneeling next to a ladder against a wall, with rays of light shining down, labeled "SS. PERPET VA ET FOELIC M." Each scene features detailed line work and is signed "Israel ex."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.3 × 12 cm (8 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 24.8 × 15.8 cm (9 3/4 × 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.660

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 880-883, 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

Q65509547

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