Landscape

1635 or after

after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a stately manor or chateau with symmetrical architecture. The structure is positioned prominently in the center with two turret-like extensions on either side. A central staircase leads up to the entrance. The etching technique captures detailed windows and ornate architectural features. The color palette is monochromatic with soft sepia tones. A moat surrounds the chateau with ducks floating on the water. A bridge crosses the water where three figures are depicted, two in conversation and one playing a lute. Stylized trees in the background frame the scene, rendered with a consistent pattern of stippling.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.3 × 15.2 cm (3 1/4 × 6 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 11 × 19.2 cm (4 5/16 × 7 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.141

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meaume 1860, no. 1103, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1860

  • Meaume, Edouard. Recherches sur la vie et les ouvrages de Jacques Callot. 2 vols. Paris: Vve Jules Renouard, 1860.

Wikidata ID

Q65507114

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