Entombment of the Virgin, from the series La Vie de la Sainte Vierge (The Life of the Virgin)
Entombment of the Virgin, from the series La Vie de la Sainte Vierge (The Life of the Virgin)

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Entombment of the Virgin, from the series La Vie de la Sainte Vierge (The Life of the Virgin),

1633

Jacques Callot, French, 1592–1635
Published by Israël Henriet, French, ca. 1590–1661
x1934-310 k

Information

Title
Entombment of the Virgin, from the series La Vie de la Sainte Vierge (The Life of the Virgin)
Dates

1633

Maker
Jacques Callot
Published by Israël Henriet
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 6.9 x 4.5 cm (2 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.) sheet: 8.1 x 5.7 cm (3 3/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-310 k
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Inscription
Signed and captioned in plate, lower margin: Obitus Beatae Mariae / Callot fecit. / Israel excud.
Reference Numbers
Lieure 1368; Meaume 87
Culture
French, European
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
bible stories, deaths, figures (representations), saints, men, tombs, women, Mary

Entombment of the Virgin

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