The Fall of Simon the Magician, plate 4 from "Les Tableaux de Rome, Les Eglises Jubilaires" (The Paintings of Rome, The Churches Jubilee)

Q: When was "The Fall of Simon the Magician, plate 4 from "Les Tableaux de Rome, Les Eglises Jubilaires" (The Paintings of Rome, The Churches Jubilee)" created?

This artwork was created 1607–11.

Q: Is "The Fall of Simon the Magician, plate 4 from "Les Tableaux de Rome, Les Eglises Jubilaires" (The Paintings of Rome, The Churches Jubilee)" in the public domain?

Yes, The Fall of Simon the Magician, plate 4 from "Les Tableaux de Rome, Les Eglises Jubilaires" (The Paintings of Rome, The Churches Jubilee) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jacques Callot|Francesco Vanni

1607–11

The Fall of Simon the Magician, plate 4 from "Les Tableaux de Rome, Les Eglises Jubilaires" (The Paintings of Rome, The Churches Jubilee) by Jacques Callot|Francesco Vanni

Medium

Engraving; second state of two (Lieure)

Dimensions

Sheet: 4 5/8 x 2 15/16 in. (11.8 x 7.5 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959

Accession Number

59.569.5

About the Artist

Jacques Callot|Francesco Vanni · 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...

The Fall of Simon the Magician, plate 4 from "Les Tableaux de Rome, Les Eglises Jubilaires" (The Paintings of Rome, The Churches Jubilee)

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