Conversion of St. Paul [La Conversione de St. Paul] / Jacques Callot
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.544
- Title
- Conversion of St. Paul [La Conversione de St. Paul]
- Artist
- Jacques Callot
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- 1592-1635
- Medium and Support
- etching on laid paper
- Credit Line
- Gift of Nesta and Walter Spink
- Inscription
- recto ul in print: SAVLE SAVLE OVID ME PERSEQVERIS
- recto lr in print: Callot fe.
- recto ll in print: Totus Iesus in Paulo consumptus est. Chrysost. Iesus-Christ s'est employé tout entier en ce mystere. Israel ex. cum priuil. Reg.
- Dimensions
- 10 x 7 cm (3 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 17th century
- Physical Description
- A battle scene with the sun's rays shining down through the clouds. At the center, a man has fallen from his horse and lays on the ground. From the clouds above, a voice comes down, inscribed "SAVLE SAVLE QVID ME PERSEQVERIS." At base of print is written "Totus lesus in Paulo consumptus est. Chrysost. Iesus-Christ s'est enployé tout entier en ce mystere."
- Subject Matter
- As described in the New Testament book of Acts in the Christian Bible, the Pharisee named Saul was traveling from Jerusalem to Damascus in order to arrest the followers of Jesus Christ. On this journey, he sees a blinding light and hears a divine voice. This throws him from his horse. After he had this encounter, Saul was blind for three days. Saul finished his trip to Damascus where Ananias, guided by divine revelation, cares for the blind man. When Ananias places his hands on Saul, Saul regains his eye sight and is baptized as a follower of Jesus Christ and later changes his name to Paul. He becomes one of the twelve Apostles.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- armed conflicts
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- people by occupation
- people in military occupations
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- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2287 x 3312
- File Size
- 756 KB
- Record
- 2013/2.544
- Link to this Item
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"Conversion of St. Paul [La Conversione de St. Paul]; Jacques Callot." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-2.544/2013_2.544.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.