Jesus is Pierced with a Lance, from The Small Passion (1624/31): Artwork and History

Jesus is Pierced with a Lance, from The Small Passion (1624/31) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Jacques Callot French, 1592-1635.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

Jacques Callot’s etching series The Small Passion exemplifies the artist’s penchant for intimate detail. These prints highlight the ways he depicted space throughout a complete narrative. He framed each stage of the Passion of Christ with a different type of architectural or natural element. The porous boundaries of the exterior scenes allow visual movement by extending the view beyond the foreground figures, while the more rigorously contained interior scenes evoke a sense of finality. For example, Callot’s iconic image of the Last Supper takes place within an isolated triumphal arch that resembles an altar.

Object facts

• Title: Jesus is Pierced with a Lance, from The Small Passion
• Date: 1624/31
• Artist attribution: Jacques Callot French, 1592-1635
• Place of origin: France
• Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper
• Dimensions: 7.6 × 5.8 cm (3 × 2 5/16 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1923.230

Collection credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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