Waiting for the Virgin to Give Birth; St. Nemesius; St. Philogonius; St. Thomas

c. 1632/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of four separate scenes within oval frames, each depicting a different biblical or historical event. The first scene is an interior view of a stable with a seated figure facing an altar and a cow in the background. The second scene shows a celestial event with a central figure surrounded by clouds and two attendants holding sticks. The third scene portrays a robed figure outside a building gesturing towards a group of people engaged in discourse. The fourth scene features a figure holding a staff with a boat in the background on a cloudy day. Labels such as "Expectatio Deiparae" and "Partus Vir." are included, indicating religious or saintly themes tied to specific days in December.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21 × 12.4 cm (8 1/4 × 4 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 24.5 × 15.5 cm (9 5/8 × 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.757

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1268-1271, 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

Q65509657

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