La Vierge et l'Enfant Jésus apparaissent au milieu d'un nuage sur un autel au pied duquel un reine est agenouillée en prières, au bas à droite (The Virgin and Christ Child Seated Amidst Clouds on an Altar, beneath which a Queen Kneels in Prayer at Lower Right), Third Sunday after Pentecost, from Images des Fêtes Mobiles (Images of Moveable Feasts from the Christian Calendar), part of the series Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year), scene 9

Q: When was "La Vierge et l'Enfant Jésus apparaissent au milieu d'un nuage sur un autel au pied duquel un reine est agenouillée en prières, au bas à droite (The Virgin and Christ Child Seated Amidst Clouds on an Altar, beneath which a Queen Kneels in Prayer at Lower Right), Third Sunday after Pentecost, from Images des Fêtes Mobiles (Images of Moveable Feasts from the Christian Calendar), part of the series Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year), scene" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1632.

Q: Is "La Vierge et l'Enfant Jésus apparaissent au milieu d'un nuage sur un autel au pied duquel un reine est agenouillée en prières, au bas à droite (The Virgin and Christ Child Seated Amidst Clouds on an Altar, beneath which a Queen Kneels in Prayer at Lower Right), Third Sunday after Pentecost, from Images des Fêtes Mobiles (Images of Moveable Feasts from the Christian Calendar), part of the series Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year), scene" in the public domain?

Yes, La Vierge et l'Enfant Jésus apparaissent au milieu d'un nuage sur un autel au pied duquel un reine est agenouillée en prières, au bas à droite (The Virgin and Christ Child Seated Amidst Clouds on an Altar, beneath which a Queen Kneels in Prayer at Lower Right), Third Sunday after Pentecost, from Images des Fêtes Mobiles (Images of Moveable Feasts from the Christian Calendar), part of the series Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year), scene is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jacques Callot|Israël Henriet

ca. 1632

La Vierge et l'Enfant Jésus apparaissent au milieu d'un nuage sur un autel au pied duquel un reine est agenouillée en prières, au bas à droite (The Virgin and Christ Child Seated Amidst Clouds on an Altar, beneath which a Queen Kneels in Prayer at Lower Right), Third Sunday after Pentecost, from Images des Fêtes Mobiles (Images of Moveable Feasts from the Christian Calendar), part of the series Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year), scene 9 by Jacques Callot|Israël Henriet

Medium

Etching; fourth state of five (Lieure)

Dimensions

Sheet: 4 1/8 x 2 7/16 in. (10.5 x 6.2 cm) Plate: 3 3/4 x 2 1/16 in. (9.6 x 5.3 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1957

Accession Number

57.650.317(9)

About the Artist

Jacques Callot|Israël Henriet · 1592–1635

Jacques Callot (1592–1635) was a French printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine, widely regarded as one of the first great artists to practice the graphic arts exclusively. His more than 1,400 etchings chronicled the breadth of 17th-century life, from Medici court festivities to the brutal realities of warfare. Callot revolutionized etching through technical innovations including the é...

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