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probably c. 1630

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts a rural landscape viewed from a slightly elevated position. There are houses along a path leading towards rounded hills on either side. The brushstrokes are finely detailed, capturing textures of trees, buildings, and terrain. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of grayscale. In the distance, smaller structures and figures can be seen.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 11.8 × 25.3 cm (4 5/8 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.41

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 273, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 12f.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 237, repro.

1985

  • Landscape Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no cat.

Bibliography

1860

  • Meaume 1195.

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.

1975

  • Russell 1975, 237.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Callot. in. f. Israel ex. cum privil. Regis

Wikidata ID

Q65509037

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