Jacques CallotFrench, 1592–1635Martelaren van Japan
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Martelaren van Japan” 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
Kruisiging van 23 Franciscaner monniken in Japan. De kruisen staan in twee lange rijen opgesteld. Soldaten lopen ertussendoor en steken hier en daar een gekruisigde met hun lans. Aan de hemel verschijnen Johannes de Doper (Christus?) en een grote groep engelen. Zij werpen palmtakken en lauwerkransen naar de martelaren. Onder de voorstelling een onderschrift in het Frans.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-1925-15
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.
