Dancers with Lute

c. 1617

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of two fantastical creatures. One is playing a stringed instrument while the other appears to be listening or dancing. The creatures have exaggerated facial characteristics and are dressed in voluminous, patterned garments with intricate line work. The figure on the left raises one foot and seems engaged with the other figure. The figure on the right holds a stringed instrument. Their costumes and expressions are whimsical. The background is minimal.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.4 × 7.9 cm (2 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 6.4 × 9.2 cm (2 1/2 × 3 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.132

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 247, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

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

Q65074326

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