The Feast of the Bohemians

1621

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a detailed drawing of an outdoor scene with several individuals engaged in various activities under large trees. Figures are depicted interacting with elements of daily life such as dressing animals, tending to animals, preparing food, conversing, and resting. The scene has a rustic feel and is drawn in intricate line work reminiscent of 17th-century etching style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 12.2 × 23.9 cm (4 13/16 × 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2181

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 377, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    The Bohemians [Lieure 374-377]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 125.

1936

  • The Centennial Exposition: Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures, Graphic Arts, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1936, no. 18.

1945

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1945, no. 57.

1959

  • Old Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1959.

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

Q64958677

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