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The Fan (l'éventail); also known as Battle of King Weaver and King Dyer (Battaglia del Re Tessi e del Re Tinta)

Maker

(artist)
1592-1635

(etcher)
1592-1635

Title

Date of Production

1619

Medium

etching

Dimensions

Height: 22.7 cm
Width: 30 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.3806

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Arno

Label Text

This scene depicts in exquisite detail a mock battle staged yearly on an artificial island in the River Arno by Florence’s guilds of weavers and dyers. The Grand Duke, Cosimo II, commissioned this etching from the Lorraine artist Jacques Callot to commemorate the occasion in 1619. One thousand impressions were printed, of which five hundred prints were cut out, stuck down on board, and distributed to spectators. Indeed, a tiny figure perched on a volute at lower centre holds just such a fan.

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

Bruegel to Freud: Prints from The Courtauld Gallery, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 19/06/2014-21/09/2014

Scenes and Stages - Creating Architectural Illusion, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 26/06/2008-27/07/2008

Literature

Jacques Callot
no. 302

Inscriptions

Inscription: BATTAGLIA DEL RE TESSI...TINTA / FESTA...FIRENZE / NEL FIVME...1.6.1.9. //

Inscription: Jacomo Callot fec. //

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