Escarmouche Dans Un Cirque [Combat of Gladiators in the Ruins of an Amphitheater]
Fine Arts Old Master Prints
Item Info
Item No: facp00077
Title: Escarmouche Dans Un Cirque [Combat of Gladiators in the Ruins of an Amphitheater]
Media Type:
Etchings
Source: Print and Picture Collection - Old Master Prints
Notes:
French etcher, engraver, and draftsman;
From the Capricci di varie Figure di Iacopo Callot;
This is one of Callot's Caprices. The Caprices consist of a series of 50 etchings first created by Callot in 1617 and dedicated to Prince Lorenzo Medici. They were reproduced later in 1621/1622 in various versions.
Bibliography:
Callot's Etchings. Edited by Howard Daniel. (New York : Dover Publications, 1974). 769.92 C135D (Central Stacks Reference)
Creation Year: ca. 1617
Image Dimensions Width: 5.1 cm
Creator Name: Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635 - Artist