St. Mercury; St. Peter of Alexandria; St. Conrad; Sts. Barlaam and Josaphat

Jacques Callot

National Gallery of Art

Four oval illustrations of religious or historical scenes surrounded by rectangular frames. The top left illustration is labeled "S. Mercvrivs Miles," showing an armored figure gesturing towards a flying angel holding a spear, with horsemen in the background. The top right illustration, labeled "S. Petrvs Alexandrinvs M.," shows two figures, one kneeling and reaching towards the other. The bottom left, labeled "S. Conradvs EPVS.," depicts a figure in ecclesiastical attire seemingly blessing or gesturing towards a kneeling figure with antlers sprouting from the head. The bottom right image, labeled "S. Barlaam et Iosaphat," illustrates two figures in a cave, one standing and the other kneeling in prayer. The drawings are minimally detailed with minimal shading, focusing on the depiction of the figures and their interactions, in a style reminiscent of 16th to 17th-century European religious engravings.