Plan of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

1619

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a floor plan drawing of a building. The image shows the layout of what seems to be a religious or monumental structure. The drawing includes labeled sections such as A labeled as "Porta" (door), B as "Cappella de L'angelo" (Chapel of the Angel), C as "Finestre" (Windows), D as a support structure, E as "Porta del Monumento" (Door of the Monument), F as a room or area possibly associated with a sudarium, and G as a platform on which "il corpo del nostro Salvatore" (the body of our Savior) is placed. The plan features a precise arrangement of rooms and passageways, with structural elements like walls and doors meticulously drawn, showing the careful planning typical of historical architecture. A scale at the bottom conveys the actual size of the building components. The style and script suggest an antiquated or classical approach to architectural drawing.

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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

    1986.50.174

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 337, State (restrike)

  • Series Title

    Guide Book to Buildings in the Holy Land: pl.24


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

Q74873996

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