Meeting of Margaret of Austria and Philip III

1612

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a group of individuals in ornate period clothing standing in a richly decorated interior. In the foreground, a man and a woman are descending from a raised platform. The man wears a short pleated doublet and hose, holding a hat, while the woman wears a full-length gown with a corseted bodice, a large ruff, and a crown or tiara. Surrounding them are other figures dressed in similar elaborate attire. The background features vertical lines resembling a wood-paneled room with a decorative canopy.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13 × 17.5 cm (5 1/8 × 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 13.8 × 18.4 cm (5 7/16 × 7 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.848

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 60, State ii/iii

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

Q65509756

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