Les Deux Grandes Vues de Paris: Vue du Louvre, and Vue du Pont Neuf (
| Reference: | S35371 |
| Author | Jacques CALLOT |
| Year: | 1630 ca. |
| Measures: | 330 x 165 mm |
€3,500.00
| Reference: | S35371 |
| Author | Jacques CALLOT |
| Year: | 1630 ca. |
| Measures: | 330 x 165 mm |
€3,500.00
Description
Pair of views of Paris. The view of Louvre (Lieure 667) in the second state of five, with the signature "Callot fec." at lower left.
The view of the Pont Neuf in the third state of five (Lieure 668), with the imprint "Israel Silvestre ex. Cum privilegio Regis" in the lower margin.
Etchings, very good impressions, printed on contemporary laid paper - Lieure 667 with the watermark "double C with Lorraine's Cross" (Lieure 29) - trimmed to the paltemark, very good condition.
Literature
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Lieure 1927 667-668.I; Meaume 1860 713.I
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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 1927 667-668.I; Meaume 1860 713.I
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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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