The Nativity

c. 1633/1634

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts multiple figures surrounding a central baby lying in a manger. The individuals around the infant are in various positions, some kneeling and others standing. The person closest to the baby has shoulder-length hair and wears flowing garments. Surrounding individuals wear long robes or tunics and some hold staffs. Some figures have halos. One figure in the background wears a headpiece. Seated and leaning figures show their focus on the baby. Above the manger is a stable-like structure with a beam and roof, and angels in the sky with rays of light, alongside a banner with text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 6.6 × 4.5 cm (2 5/8 × 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2157

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1363

  • Series Title

    The Life of the Virgin [Lieure 1357-1370]

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

Q64958604

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