Turtle Dove Flying in the Desert

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a view of a landscape with the horizon placed just above the central horizontal line. A bird is flying in the sky, and to the left is a tree with bare branches. The brushstrokes are consistent and linear, creating a monochromatic black-and-white color palette. Rolling hills and trees are depicted in the distance, with a smooth transition from detailed elements in the foreground to softer shapes in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.8 × 8 cm (2 5/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 7.9 × 10.2 cm (3 1/8 × 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.601

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 646, 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

Q65509488

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