The Hooded Cripple

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image features curved and flowing lines forming an abstract figure resembling a man with a fish head. The head is elongated and has gills, a pointed snout, and whisker-like lines. The body is wrapped in a large coat with an oversized cuff. The figure is holding a walking stick, blending human posture and dress with the fish features.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.1 × 8.7 cm (2 × 3 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 6.7 × 9.8 cm (2 5/8 × 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.258

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 408, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Varie Figure Gobbi [Lieure 279 & 407-426]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1957

  • Jacques Callot, 1592-1635, Los Angeles County Museum, 1957, no. 111-131.

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

Q65075224

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