St. Zenon and Companions; St. John the Baptist; St. Gallicanus; St. Pelagius

Jacques Callot

National Gallery of Art

This drawing portrays four scenes in separate oval frames, each labeled with dates in June and depicting historical or religious events. 1. The top left scene shows an elderly figure with a halo assisting a prostrated person in a landscape setting. 2. The top right scene depicts a figure addressing a crowd on a hillside, possibly giving a sermon or declaration. 3. The bottom left scene shows a mounted figure riding towards another on horseback, accompanied by soldiers and a fortified city in the background. 4. The bottom right scene shows a figure with a halo being cared for by a group of people with a fortress-like structure in the background.