Plan of the Church of the Holy Manger

1619

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an architectural floor plan. The image depicts a detailed architectural plan of a building with a cross-shaped layout. The central area is defined by a series of columns or pillars, with numbers marking various locations and features throughout the plan. It shows an intricate design, with various sections and rooms labeled with numbers and letters. The drawing includes structural elements like walls, arches, and possibly altars or tombs, indicated by the rectangular and circular shapes. The attention to detail in the plan suggests it is intended to guide construction or to depict the architectural layout of a specific historical structure.

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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

    1986.50.179

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 309, State (restrike)

  • Series Title

    Guide Book to Buildings in the Holy Land: pl.3

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

Q74874050

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