St. Zenon and Companions; St. John the Baptist; St. Gallicanus; St. Pelagius

c. 1632/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This drawing portrays four scenes in separate oval frames, each labeled with dates in June and depicting historical or religious events. 1. The top left scene shows an elderly figure with a halo assisting a prostrated person in a landscape setting. 2. The top right scene depicts a figure addressing a crowd on a hillside, possibly giving a sermon or declaration. 3. The bottom left scene shows a mounted figure riding towards another on horseback, accompanied by soldiers and a fortified city in the background. 4. The bottom right scene shows a figure with a halo being cared for by a group of people with a fortress-like structure in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21 × 12.2 cm (8 1/4 × 4 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 25 × 15.8 cm (9 13/16 × 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.694

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1016-1019, 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

Q65509587

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