Soldiers Attacking Robbers

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a scene at the entrance of a cave. The composition features figures engaged in various activities under an arched rock formation. The figures are wearing period attire and holding weapons. The background shows a tree and landscape outside the cave. A figure on horseback is raising a sword. Light and shadow, along with detailed linework, enhance the cave environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.3 × 7.2 cm (2 1/16 × 2 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 9.6 × 14.7 cm (3 3/4 × 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.155

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 435, State i/ii

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. 31f.

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

Q65074441

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