Shepherd Playing Flute

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image is a side view of a pastoral scene. A shepherd stands to the right with a staff and musical pipe. A dog is beside him. In the distance, sheep graze. A structure is visible on a hill to the left. The landscape is depicted using fine lines and cross-hatching techniques in a monochromatic color palette.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.7 × 8 cm (2 1/4 × 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 7.7 × 9.5 cm (3 1/16 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.483

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 464, 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

Q65509362

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