The crossing of the Red Sea
| Reference: | S30186 |
| Author | Jacques CALLOT |
| Year: | 1629 |
| Measures: | 230 x 125 mm |
€1,400.00
| Reference: | S30186 |
| Author | Jacques CALLOT |
| Year: | 1629 |
| Measures: | 230 x 125 mm |
€1,400.00
Description
Etching, 1629, signed at dated bottom right. Example in the first state of seven.
Excellent work, printed on contemporary laid paper with “postal horn” watermark (Lieure 47), trimmed to marginal line, in very good conditions.
A very rare an nice example of the first state.
Literature
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Lieure 665.I/VII; Meaume 1
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Jacques CALLOT (Nancy 1592 - 1635)
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He was a baroque graphics artist, draftsman and printmaker from the Duchy of Lorraine (an independant state on the North-Eastern border with France). He made etchings that chronicled the people and the life of his period (soldiers, clowns, drunkards, wanderers, beggars, and various outcasts). These images of people are often contrasted by spectacular landscapes (see, for instance, "The Temptation of St. Anthony"). His skill in shading and his use of different tones were remarkable for the period and he is often compared to Albrecht Dürer.
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Literature
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Lieure 665.I/VII; Meaume 1
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Jacques CALLOT (Nancy 1592 - 1635)
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He was a baroque graphics artist, draftsman and printmaker from the Duchy of Lorraine (an independant state on the North-Eastern border with France). He made etchings that chronicled the people and the life of his period (soldiers, clowns, drunkards, wanderers, beggars, and various outcasts). These images of people are often contrasted by spectacular landscapes (see, for instance, "The Temptation of St. Anthony"). His skill in shading and his use of different tones were remarkable for the period and he is often compared to Albrecht Dürer.
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