Scene of Pillage

1633

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a group of figures in a skirmish near a large rustic structure. The horizon is in the middle, with trees receding into the distance. Trees frame the path leading to distant marching figures. There are no buildings on the horizon. The illustration uses intricate lines for detail, with crosshatching for shadows and depth. The color palette is black and white. Closest to us, figures wield poles in a lively scene. In the distance, marching figures are set against the sky and trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on cream laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John E. Stocker

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.1 x 18.7 cm (3 3/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 18.5 x 28.5 cm (7 5/16 x 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.125.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1342, State ii/iii

  • Series Title

    The Large Miseries of War (plate 4)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Stocker, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

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.

Inscriptions

lower left in image: Israel ex. Cum Privel. Regis; across bottom of plate: Ces courages brutaux dans les hosteleries... / ... Quand on des a soulez, et seruis a leur mode. 4; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 74-C77-CWW

Wikidata ID

Q76342646

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