The Hanging

c. 1633

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an execution scene under a tree. Numerous figures are hanging from the branches of a large tree, while soldiers and other figures surround the area. A ladder is propped against the tree. A friar is seen on the ladder. In the background, there are groups of soldiers and tents. The use of fine lines and attention to detail suggests the meticulous nature of the artwork. Text in French is included at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.1 × 18.6 cm (3 3/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 9.9 × 29 cm (3 7/8 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2224

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1349, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 54j.

1967

  • When Reason Dreams: A Selection of Prints from Five Centuries Illustrating Artistic Concerns with the Imagination, the Fantastic and the Grotesque, University of South Florida, Tampa; Duke University, Durham, NC; University of Florida, Gainesville; and Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1967, no. 25, repro.

1971

  • A Selection of 17th Century Intaglio Prints from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1971-1972, no. 7 or 8.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 205, 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

Q64958738

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