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May Day Celebrations at Xeuilley

1624–25
Not on view
Callot incised the contour lines of his preparatory drawing (2008.74) in order to transfer the forms to the copper printing plate. In completing the etching, he added the girl carrying the small tree at left, a group playing a game with balls in the foreground near the wheeled cart, and increased to eight the number of musicians who have taken up residence in the tree. The printing process has reversed the direction of the composition.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: May Day Celebrations at Xeuilley
  • Artist: Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy)
  • Date: 1624–25
  • Medium: Etching; first state of four (Lieure)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/2 x 13 1/16 in. (19 x 33.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
  • Object Number: 25.2.5
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Le Paysan Portant son Sac (The Peasant Carrying his Sack), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set, Jacques Callot French, Etching; first state of two (Lieure)
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Saint Amond, St. Nicholas, or St. Séverin, Jacques Callot French, Etching and engraving; fifth state of five (Lieure)
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Le Paysan Assailli par les Abeilles (The Peasant Attacked by Bees), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set, Jacques Callot French, Etching; first state of two (Lieure)
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Lorenzo de' Medici
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L'Homme Vu de Dos, La Main Droite Tendue (Man Viewed from Behind, Right Hand Extended), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set, Jacques Callot French, Etching; first state of two (Lieure)
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Jacques Callot
Lorenzo de' Medici
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La Dame au Vêtement Ample (The Woman with Ample Clothing), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set, Jacques Callot French, Etching; first state of two (Lieure)
La Dame au Vêtement Ample (The Woman with Ample Clothing), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set
Jacques Callot
Lorenzo de' Medici
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