The Nile Flooding

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a landscape with a body of water, rolling hills, and structures. The horizon is below the center, marked by the meeting of water and land. There are sail-like shapes in the distance. Fine lines and hatching provide texture and detail. The color scheme is simple, primarily natural and dark ink. A bare tree is on the right, framing the composition. The land beyond the water has gentle slopes, buildings, and vegetation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 6 × 8.5 cm (2 3/8 × 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.464

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 652, 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

Q65076330

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