Fracischina and Gian Farina

1622 or later

after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

This is an image of two figures engaged in a lively scene, possibly a dance or performance, with an audience in the background. The image shows a female figure on the left with her arms raised high, holding an item that appears to be a tambourine, and a male figure on the right lifting a sword overhead. Both figures are in motion, with their legs bent and positioned as if they are about to take a step or leap. There are smaller groups of figures in the background, some watching, some moving. The backdrop consists of simple architectural structures, suggesting an outdoor setting, possibly a town square or marketplace. The drawing is rendered with fine lines and light shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.2 × 9.4 cm (2 13/16 × 3 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 7.9 × 10 cm (3 1/8 × 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2183

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 395, State copy


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 103, repro.

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

Q64953690

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