Beggar with Bare Head and Feet

1622 or later

after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a man standing with his head tilted down and gazing ahead. He has shaggy unkempt hair and a short uneven beard, wearing a long tattered robe that covers his body. One hand emerges as if holding the robe closed, while his legs are covered with the same fabric and his bare feet are visible. There are no visible accessories or objects held. The background is plain with simple shaded lines near the man's feet suggesting ground or shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 14.3 × 8.9 cm (5 5/8 × 3 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.317

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 490, State copy

  • Series Title

    The Beggars [set of 24 copies: 1949.5.307-330]

Artwork history & notes

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

Q65070264

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