Cap. Cardoni and Maramao

1622 or later

after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of two figures engaged in a confrontation with spears. The scene features one figure labeled as "Cap. Cardoni" and the other as "Maramao." Both are dressed in costume-like outfits. The background includes small groups of additional figures and outlines of buildings, setting the confrontation in an urban environment. The illustration is rendered in a monochromatic style with fine line work and a sense of dynamic motion in the figures' postures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8 × 10 cm (3 1/8 × 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2187

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 400, 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

Q64953696

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