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Saint Amond

Jacques Callot

Artwork Details

Saint Amond
Jacques Callot
etching on beige laid paper & backed with beige laid paper
15 x 19 5/16 in. (38.74 x 49.21 cm)
Gift of Ruth W. and Clarence J. Boldt, Jr.
2008/2.382

Description

Subject Matter:

Continuous narative scene showing St. Amond. Main scene at the center-right shows St. Amond preaching to people gathered around him--variety of people, both well dressed and less wealthy. In background scene to the left, St. Amond is shown in two othe scenes: (right) baptizing people in front of him; (left) preaching (or blessing) two kneeling people. In both the smaller background scene's he is wearing a cardinal's hat, while in the larger main-scene he is wearing a bishop's hat.

Physical Description:

Entire print is backed with a peice of beige laid paper. There is a hole in the print at the left-cetner. A tear has been repared at the lower left corner. Print was trimmed just larger than the frame, leaving more space at the bottom of the image. Paper size: h 20 3/5cm x tw 28 1/5cm & bw 28 2/5cm. Image size: h 19 1/2cm x tw 27 9/10cm & bw 28 1/10cm.

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