Scene of Pillage

c. 1633

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a chaotic scene outside a rustic building. The drawing depicts several figures engaged in a boisterous melee in front of a two-story stone building. The central character of the building features an open porch with a sign hanging from above. The figures are shown actively moving around the entrance, some carrying weapons or staffs. The setting includes mature trees with dense foliage in the foreground and background. The sky is lightly outlined. The scene conveys a sense of disorder and excitement, typical of an unrest outside such a building.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.3 × 18.7 cm (3 1/4 × 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 10.5 × 21.3 cm (4 1/8 × 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2217

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1342, 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. 54c, repro.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 198, repro.

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

Q64958726

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