Plan of the Church of the Holy Nativity

1619

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is an architectural floor plan depicting a complex building structure. The layout features numbered rooms, spaces, pathways, columns, and altars. The text is in Italian, potentially describing specific areas within the structure. The design follows a structured and formal layout typical of historical architecture, with a key at the bottom. Some sections include embellished motifs, like a compass-like design on the lower right.

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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

    1986.50.170

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 307, State (restrike)

  • Series Title

    Guide Book to Buildings in the Holy Land: pl.1

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

Q74873975

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