Two Pantaloons Dancing

c. 1617

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows two figures with elongated, curved lines and exaggerated anatomical features. The figures appear to be engaged in a dynamic dance, with their limbs extending and twisting in exaggerated poses. The texture and form resemble twisted trees or limbs bending under their own weight, while their postures convey a sense of rhythm and motion. The shapes hint at human-like forms blended with fantastical elements, such as enlarged joints and undulating lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.5 × 8 cm (2 3/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 6.6 × 8.3 cm (2 5/8 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.133

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 248, 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

Q65074328

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