The Ascension

c. 1631

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a circular depiction with a central figure elevated in the sky, arms outstretched above a group of people. The central figure has lightly sketched facial features and a halo, wearing long, flowing robes. The people on the ground wear robes and some have halos, showing various poses of worship and reverence. The background features a stylized sky with clouds.

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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 × 3.6 cm (1 3/8 × 1 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.876

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 695, 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

Q65509784

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