Nightingale in a Bush

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a solitary tree with a bird perched on its branches. In the background, there are distant hills, a small building, and some trees. The drawing style uses fine lines to depict the tree and bird, with a monochrome color palette of black, gray, and cream. The sky includes faintly sketched clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.1 × 8.3 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 9.6 × 11.6 cm (3 3/4 × 4 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.355

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 612, State i/ii

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

Q65075730

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