Peasant Attacked by Bees

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image features a man interacting with a swarm of flies. The man is dressed in a robe and hat, holding a staff and reaching out towards the flies. A dog stands beside him. In the background, there is a pastoral landscape with small figures and a structure near a tree. The etching uses cross-hatching and clean lines for texture. The color palette is monochromatic, with black ink on beige paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.3 × 7.7 cm (2 1/16 × 3 1/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 9.9 × 14.2 cm (3 7/8 × 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.176

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 456, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Lieure, J. Jacques Callot. 5 vols. Paris: Editions de la Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1924-1927. Reprint. 8 vols. New York: Collectors' Editions, 1969.

Wikidata ID

Q65074590

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