The Fair at Impruneta (First Version)

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The Fair at Impruneta (First Version)

1620

Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635)

This etching by Jacques Callot is a tour-de-force of printmaking, depicting hundreds of men, women, dogs, cats, and other animals to conjure up the hustle and bustle of an annual event. The fair at Impruneta, Italy (a Tuscan hill town south of Florence), was dedicated to Saint Luke and took place every year on October 18, the saint's feast day.

In the lower right corner a quack can be seen performing on a platform. The snake entwined around his arm was readily recognized by his audience as a potent talisman of healing.

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Object Details

Title:

The Fair at Impruneta (First Version)

Date:

1620

Artist:

Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635)

Medium:

Etching

Dimensions:

Plate: 16 7/8 x 26 5/16 inches (42.8 x 66.9 cm) Sheet: 17 15/16 x 27 inches (45.5 x 68.6 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-474

Geography:

Made in Tuscany, Italy, Europe

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