Title Page for "The Military Exercises"

1634/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an ornate title page. The central focus of the image is a large, detailed text panel framed by decorative elements, including several figures and objects. The panel is filled with elegant calligraphy, reading "EXERCICES MILITAIRES fait par Noble I. Callot Mis en lumiere Par ISRAEL son amy & Dediez" addressed to a nobleman. Surrounding the text are various military and decorative motifs, including two figures blowing trumpets, flags, and a person playing a drum. At the top is a crest with feathers and other ornamental details, which add to the grandeur of the presentation, and at the bottom, it is dated "1635." The drawing shows a strong sense of organization and symmetry in a formal style typical of that time period, suggesting a historical context related to military or noble matters.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 6.3 × 8.3 cm (2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2165

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1320, 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

Q64958631

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