Elevation of the Chapel of the Invention of the Cross

1619

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of architectural plans for a building. The image displays detailed architectural sections with annotations written in Italian. The upper half of the drawing shows a wide section with large arches and columns indicating a grand interior space, with stairs and various levels. The lower half of the drawing presents a smaller section with a dome and adjacent arches. The text alongside the drawings provides descriptions or notes relating to the architectural features or historical context of the structures depicted. The lines and precision indicate it is a technical 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

    1986.50.190

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 331, State (restrike)

  • Series Title

    Guide Book to Buildings in the Holy Land: pl.21

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

Q74874132

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