La Tentation de St. Antoine (The Temptation of St. Anthony)

1635

Not on view

This print is part of a series comprised of a title page, frontispiece, and 122 plates. Each of these 122 plates contains four oval scenes depicting Saints and Religious Events for each day of the year. This etching was originally one of four oval scenes on a plate in the series.

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Title: La Tentation de St. Antoine (The Temptation of St. Anthony)
Artist: Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy)
Publisher: Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590–1661 Paris)
Date: 1635
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/8 x 17 15/16 in. (31.4 x 45.5 cm) trimmed
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Object Number: 17.50.17-372
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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