Un Cerf dans l'Eau (A Deer in the Water), from Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters), plate 12

Q: When was "Un Cerf dans l'Eau (A Deer in the Water), from Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters), plate" created?

This artwork was created 1625–31.

Q: Is "Un Cerf dans l'Eau (A Deer in the Water), from Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters), plate" in the public domain?

Yes, Un Cerf dans l'Eau (A Deer in the Water), from Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters), plate is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

François Langlois|Jacques Callot

1625–31

Un Cerf dans l'Eau (A Deer in the Water), from Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters), plate 12 by François Langlois|Jacques Callot

Medium

Etching and letterpress; second state of two (Lieure)

Dimensions

Sheet: 5 5/8 x 4 3/16 in. (14.3 x 10.6 cm) Plate: 2 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (6.4 x 8 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

57.650.348(12)

Art Historical Context

**Un Cerf dans l'Eau (A Deer in the Water)**, plate 12 from Jacques Call's evocative series *Lux Claustri La Lumière du Clo (The Light of theisters)*, captures a moment of serene intensity. Created between 1625 and 1631, this etching was published by François Langlois, blending the talents of two masters of French printmaking. Callot, a pioneering etcher renowned for his intricate detail in miniature formats, draws viewers into a symbolic scene likely evoking spiritual longing—perhaps alluding to the deer's biblical thirst for living water amid cloistered contemplation. Measuring a mere 2½ x ...

Un Cerf dans l'Eau (A Deer in the Water), from Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters), plate 12

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