The Descent of the Holy Dove

c. 1631

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a room with figures gathered around a central seated figure highlighted by an aura. The seated figure wears a robe and gestures with their hands. Other individuals stand or kneel in a semicircle around them in poses of observation or reverence. The figures' faces are minimally detailed. The ceiling has a bird-like shape emitting light downwards. The room has brick-patterned walls and two window-like openings. The scene is enclosed in a circular frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 3.5 × 3.7 cm (1 3/8 × 1 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.870

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 689, State ii/ii

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

Q65509778

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