The Dovecot

probably c. 1633/1635

Jacques Callot or Follower of Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

French 17th Century

Artist

Jacques Callot

Related Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a rural landscape with a horizon line and distant hills meeting the sky. Trees, small buildings, and a round barn or windmill are nestled on the horizon. In the foreground, there is a figure with a staff, a dog lying on a path, and a dense tree with intricate foliage on the left. The artwork features detailed linework with cross-hatched shading providing texture to the landscape and the clouds in the sky. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black and grey, creating a calm visual effect.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 8.5 × 22 cm (3 3/8 × 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.426

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 265

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

Q65087591

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