Artist
Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635)French, 1592–1635
CultureFrench
Titles
- La Foire de l’Impruneta (The Fair at Impruneta)
Date1622
Place depictedImpruneta, Italy
MediumEtching with engraving on cream laid paper, state I/II, 2nd plate etched in Nancy
DimensionsPlate: 16 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (41.9 x 67.3 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (41.9 x 67.3 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (41.9 x 67.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alvin S. Romansky Prints and Drawings Accessions Endowment
Object number2014.255
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Lower right, abraded letters: fe florentine. Et excudit Nancij
Recto, below image highly stylzied inscription under image, almost illegible, best translation: SERENISSIMO COSMO MAGNO DVCJ ETRVRJA / Nundinas Impruneranas que in Diui Luca Felto quoranni Linnumerabili populi frequentia atq affluenti / variarum mercium copia celebrantur, iuxta Templum inligne a Nobilillima Bondelmonttium Tamilia olim in propio/ Solo extructum, fundatum[...]vbiDeipare Virginis Imago, miraculorum fecunda, ab eodem Diuo Luca vrfertur depicta ata[...] elpineris erura religione lumma allerature and colitur / Jacobul Callot nobili Lothazingiul delineatal [...] aequeincisas dedic cair conlecrauirque grati animi sui pespetuum restimonium An Salm DCXX
Verso, bottom left in pencil: [...] 4420J, W
Verso, bottom right in pencil: fant and illegible inscription / LRGH
Recto, below image highly stylzied inscription under image, almost illegible, best translation: SERENISSIMO COSMO MAGNO DVCJ ETRVRJA / Nundinas Impruneranas que in Diui Luca Felto quoranni Linnumerabili populi frequentia atq affluenti / variarum mercium copia celebrantur, iuxta Templum inligne a Nobilillima Bondelmonttium Tamilia olim in propio/ Solo extructum, fundatum[...]vbiDeipare Virginis Imago, miraculorum fecunda, ab eodem Diuo Luca vrfertur depicta ata[...] elpineris erura religione lumma allerature and colitur / Jacobul Callot nobili Lothazingiul delineatal [...] aequeincisas dedic cair conlecrauirque grati animi sui pespetuum restimonium An Salm DCXX
Verso, bottom left in pencil: [...] 4420J, W
Verso, bottom right in pencil: fant and illegible inscription / LRGH
Recto: Watermark, top edge: Lion and the Star (Lieure 38) [full]
Recto: Watermark, right bottom edge: Lion and the Star (Lieure 38)] [partial]
Recto: Watermark, right bottom edge: Lion and the Star (Lieure 38)] [partial]
Catalogue raisonnéLieure 478, I/II, RR, with the present watermark and before the address of Silvestre; Marot 625, Chone 241-47
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Jacques Callot
1635
Etching, state I/II
78.241.8
Jacques Callot
1635
Etching, state I/II
78.241.7
Jacques Callot
1619–1620
Etching on laid paper, state I/IV
91.1566
