Third Intermezzo

1617

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is an image featuring an intricate architectural setting with columns, arches, and a large central courtyard filled with figures in different poses. Above, there are ethereal figures floating among clouds, possibly symbolizing a mythological or divine event. Rich drapery frames the top of the setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching 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

    1986.50.126

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 187, State (restrike)

  • Series Title

    The Intermezzi

  • Volume Title

    Quadreria Medicea, vol.4 [1986.50.109-207]

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

Q74873635

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