The Martyrdom of Saint James Minor

c. 1634/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a scene involving architecture and figures. The artwork includes an architectural space, figures engaged in an event on stairs, clouds with light rays, an ascending figure in the sky, detailed line work, dynamic postures, dramatic facial expressions, and inscriptions at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.1 × 4.5 cm (2 13/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 9.7 × 6.3 cm (3 13/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.820

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1393

  • Series Title

    The Martyrdoms of the Apostles [Lieure 1386-1401]

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

Q65509725

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