Plan and Elevation of the Church near the House of Caiaphas

1619

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of the floor plan and sectional elevation of a church or chapel. The image presents an architectural illustration depicting the interior layout and vertical section of a structure. The upper half of the drawing shows an arched recess with detailed hatching. Below, a floor plan of the same building is shown, with various architectural elements and spaces labeled A, B, and C. The drawing includes a key at the bottom left which provides explanations for these labeled sections. Horizontal and vertical lines, along with hatching, convey the dimensionality of the architectural elements in the blueprint-like representation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and 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

    1986.50.162

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 323, State (restrike)

  • Series Title

    Guide Book to Buildings in the Holy Land: pl.13

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

Q74873910

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