The Parents Bestow Gifts

1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

Israel Henriet

Publisher, French, c. 1590 - 1661

This is a drawing of a courtyard scene depicting an outdoor market or gathering. The illustration shows multiple figures in a stone courtyard enclosed by buildings, engaging in conversation and exploring items on tables. The architecture includes tall buildings with arched windows, and there is an archway leading to another area. French text below the scene provides context or commentary.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.1 × 8.1 cm (2 3/8 × 3 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 6.7 × 8.7 cm (2 5/8 × 3 7/16 in.)
    mount: 8.6 × 13.2 cm (3 3/8 × 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.839

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1413, State ii/iii

  • Series Title

    The Prodigal Son [Lieure 1404-1414]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2022

  • Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son, Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 2022, cat. 21, repro.

  • Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son, Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 2022, unnumbered catalogue.

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.

2022

  • Dotseth, Amanda W., and Roglán, Mark A., editors. Murillo, Picturing the Prodigal Son. Exh. cat. Meadows Museum, Dallas, 2022: 131, cat. 21.

Inscriptions

in margin below image, in plate: Si tost qu'il entre au port au sortir du naufrage / On le traitte ou l'habille, on fait son équipage. / Cum privilege Reg. Israel excu.

Wikidata ID

Q65509746

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