The Sun Rising, from the series La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters)
The Sun Rising, from the series La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters)

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The Sun Rising, from the series La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters),

1628

Jacques Callot, French, 1592–1635
x1960-41

Information

Title
The Sun Rising, from the series La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters)
Dates

1628

Maker
Jacques Callot
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate (sheet trimmed to plate): 5.8 × 8.2 cm (2 5/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Julie Parsons Redmond
Object Number
x1960-41
Place Made

Europe, France, Nancy

Inscription
Numbered in plate, upper left corner: 19
Marks/Labels/Seals
Collector stamp in red ink, upper right corner: J. F. Gautier (Lugt 1463a)
Reference Numbers
Lieure 617; Meaume 252
Culture
European, French
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
morning, suns, villages, bodies of water

The Sun Rising

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