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Rare original engraving by Jacques Callot, taken from the series "Capricci di varie figure di Iacopo Callot - The Nancy set" dating from about 1621.

Dimensions: 5.3 x 7.5 cm

A contemporary edition in a sheet of laid paper in excellent condition, with traces of old mounting on the reverse.

An amphitheater in ruins, with men fighting among themselves and, in the foreground, a man running forward with his arms raised in the air.

Bibliographic references:
Lieure 1927 / Jacques Callot (470.I)
Meaume 1860 / Recherches sur la vie et les ouvrages de Jacques Callot (853.I)

Rara incisione originale di Jacques Callot, tratta dalla serie "Capricci di varie figure di Iacopo Callot - The Nancy set" del 1621 circa.

Dimensioni: 5,3 x 7,5 cm

Esemplare in tiratura coeva su carta vergata in eccellenti condizioni di conservazione, con tracce di vecchio montaggio sul verso.

Un anfiteatro in rovina, con uomini che combattono tra loro e, in primo piano, un uomo che corre in avanti con le braccia alzate in aria.

Riferimenti bibliografici:
Lieure 1927 / Jacques Callot (470.I)
Meaume 1860 / Recherches sur la vie et les ouvrages de Jacques Callot (853.I)

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Jacques Callot (1592-1635) - Scaramucce ad un circo Romano

Etching - Not signed - 1621

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Jacques Callot, Scaramucce ad un circo Romano, an original etching (aquaforte) from 1621, 5.3 × 7.5 cm, France, XVIIth century, unsigned and in good condition.

Jacques Callot (1592-1635) - Scaramucce ad un circo Romano

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Jacques Callot, Scaramucce ad un circo Romano, an original etching (aquaforte) from 1621, 5.3 × 7.5 cm, France, XVIIth century, unsigned and in good condition.

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