St. Margaret of Antioch; St. Praxedes; St. Mary Magdalene; St. Bridget of Sweden

c. 1632/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image contains four separate drawings, each within an oval frame labeled with a name and date. The drawings depict female religious figures: St. Margaret holding a cross and book with a dragon below her; St. Praxedes kneeling and attending to a pot; St. Mary Magdalen praying before a rocky formation; and St. Bridget kneeling in prayer.

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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 × 15.7 cm (9 13/16 × 6 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.703

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1052-1055, 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

Q65509597

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