St. Mansuetus; Sts. Serapia and Erasma; Moses; St. Bertin, Abbot

c. 1632/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows four oval illustrations of biblical or saintly figures with labels of their names and feast days in September. The top left illustration features Saint Mansuetus, a bishop in profile holding a crozier. The top right shows Saint Seraphia and Saint Erasma with an angel. The bottom left depicts Moses holding the tablets of the Ten Commandments. The bottom right shows Saint Bertin gesturing towards a boat on a shore. Each figure is in minimalistic settings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.5 × 12.3 cm (8 7/16 × 4 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 15.3 × 16 cm (6 × 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.719

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1116-1119, 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

Q65509613

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