Jacques Callot
1592-1635
Landscape with Wayside Cross
ca. 1630
3 9/16 x 8 11/16 inches (91 x 221 mm)
Brown wash, over black chalk, on laid paper.
1971.16
Gift of John F. Fleming.
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Watermark: none.
Wayside crosses were erected along roads or at intersections, often marking stops along the pilgrimage routes in predominantly Roman Catholic regions throughout Europe. The cross depicted by Callot, built of stone, is raised high to stand out above the landscape. The cross itself is richly decorated: on the side facing away is the crucified Christ, while the side facing the traveler seems to feature two figures. A similar landscape appears in another sheet of the same format in an album at Chatsworth (Ternois 1328).
Wayside crosses were erected along roads or at intersections, often marking stops along the pilgrimage routes in predominantly Roman Catholic regions throughout Europe. The cross depicted by Callot, built of stone, is raised high to stand out above the landscape. The cross itself is richly decorated: on the side facing away is the crucified Christ, while the side facing the traveler seems to feature two figures. A similar landscape appears in another sheet of the same format in an album at Chatsworth (Ternois 1328).
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso, upper left, in pen, in an old regular script, "J. Callot"; in pencil at lower left, in same hand, "N. 21".
Associated names
Ross, Johannes von, Count, former owner.
Fleming, John F. (John Francis), 1910- donor.
Fleming, John F. (John Francis), 1910- donor.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Eighteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975-1977. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978, p. 111.
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