Jacques CallotFrench, 1592–1635De doortocht door de Rode Zee
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “De doortocht door de Rode Zee” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Museum text in Dutch
Op de voorgrond staan Mozes en Aäron, eerstgenoemde met een staf in de geheven linkerhand. Voor hen langs trekken de Israëlieten tussen de geweken golven van de Schelfzee (een uitloper van de Rode Zee) door en verder door de bergen. Links op de achtergrond is te zien hoe de farao met zijn gevolg verzwolgen wordt door het terugvloeiende water. Onder de voorstelling twee regels Latijnse tekst.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-4648
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Jacques Callot
The whole life1621–1635 · Workplace
Nancy
1627
In the Netherlands at Infanta Isabella’s invitation
At the invitation of the Infanta Isabella Callot visits the Netherlands; views of Holland, like those of Italy and France, and characteristic portraits of soldiers, circus performers and actors are reflected in his work.
1627
Van Dyck paints his portrait in Brussels
In Brussels Callot meets Anthony van Dyck, who paints his portrait; it is later engraved by Lucas Vorsterman and enters the famous “Iconography”.
1627 · Workplace
Breda
1627
Meets Honthorst in Utrecht
In Utrecht Callot meets the Caravaggist G. van Honthorst, one of the main representatives of the school of the Utrecht Caravaggisti.
1629–1630
Declines to serve Louis XIII
King Louis XIII of France offers Callot a place at his court, but the artist declines; by one account, as a patriot of Lorraine he could not forgive the king for the devastation of his homeland by French troops.
