The Guitar Player

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a figure playing a stringed instrument. The image depicts a stylized figure holding and playing a lute-like instrument. The character is drawn with exaggerated features, such as a large head and oversized hands. The figure is shown in a dynamic pose, seemingly engaging with the music produced by the instrument. The drawing style emphasizes bold, black outlines and detailed hatching to convey shadows and texture in the figure's clothing and skin.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 6.1 × 8 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.256

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 426, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Varie Figure Gobbi [Lieure 279 & 407-426]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1957

  • Jacques Callot, 1592-1635, Los Angeles County Museum, 1957, no. 111-131.

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 30f.

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

Q65075159

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