Sts. Pamphilius and Porphyrius; St. Blandina and Companions; St. Erasmus; St. Optatus

c. 1632/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows four oval vignettes of saints and scenes. The first vignette features two haloed figures in a outdoor setting. The second vignette shows a female figure with a halo standing next to a lion and another figure tied to a wheel in the background. The third vignette depicts a haloed figure with outspread arms surrounded by rays and leaves. The last vignette shows a kneeling, haloed figure wearing a bishop's mitre reading from a book and holding a staff. Each vignette is titled with a day in June and is drawn in monochrome with intricate detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.5 × 12.2 cm (8 7/16 × 4 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 15.9 cm (10 × 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.688

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 992-995, 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

Q65509580

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