The Float of Mount Parnassus

1616 or later

after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a detailed etching of a crowded scene with figures in classical attire gathered on jagged rock formations. The horizon is implied at the bottom, with fine lines and shading used throughout. The figures appear to be in a ceremonial gathering on the rugged landscape. The artwork is in a monochromatic palette of gray and ochre tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 14.3 × 20.5 cm (5 5/8 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.914

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 178, State copy

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

Q65507213

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