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Le Denier de César (from Le Nouveau Testament) [Tribute to Caesar (from the New Testament)]
Le Denier de César (from Le Nouveau Testament) [Tribute to Caesar (from the New Testament)]

Le Denier de César (from Le Nouveau Testament) [Tribute to Caesar (from the New Testament)]

Artist Jacques Callot French, 1592 - 1635
Datefirst published 1635
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet: 2 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. (6 x 8.3 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 14 3/8 x 18 5/8 x 3/4 in. (36.5 x 47.3 x 1.9 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1984.4
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SignedSigned in the print, LL, "Callot" in upper and lower case printing, the vertical of the "t" is barely above the cross-bar and could almost be mistaken for an "r"
DescriptionThe biblical story of the tribute money. In a setting of several classical building facades and a street, Jesus stands on a peristyle or columned porch, speaking with the Pharisees. There is a coat of arms in the left background bearing five stars.

Framed in modern, narrow, black painted wood with cream mat and matches 1984.5

See also1984.5 and 2008.20.17
Provenancebefore 1680. London, England, Sir Peter Lely
Baltimore, MD, Frank Lyons (dealer)
1984, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust