The Promenade

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image displays a landscape scene depicted from a slightly elevated point of view. A detailed tree with intricate branches and foliage is on the left, while a couple in period clothing is on the right, looking towards the distant horizon where buildings and trees are outlined. Intricate black lines are used to create textures in the tree and the figures' clothes. The color palette is monochrome, using black ink against a pale background for contrast and depth, creating a serene visual.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 5.3 × 8 cm (2 1/16 × 3 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.156

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 436, 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. 31a.

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

Q65074444

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