The Marriage of Ferdinando and Christine of Lorraine

c. 1614

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts several people in a formal interior setting. At the center, a man and a woman face each other, with the man offering something to the woman. The woman wears an elaborate dress with intricate patterns, styled hair, and the man wears historical noble attire. Other figures surround them, also dressed in historical clothing. One man in the background wears a distinct hat. The background shows a textured indoor wall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper [restrike]

  • Credit Line

    Transferred from The Library of Congress

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 71 × 46.5 cm (27 15/16 × 18 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.50.109

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 147, State (restrike)

  • Series Title

    The Life of Ferdinando de'Medici

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

Q74873513

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