Landscape

in or after 1635

after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image displays a landscape with an elevated viewpoint capturing a vast scene with a low horizon showing a distant body of water and a sailing ship. A faint outline of cliffs or high terrain is visible at the left edge. The style is etched, with fine lines composing the details of the landscape, such as textures on trees and buildings. A prominent tree with a thick trunk dominates the left side, with large branches creating a canopy. Structures, potentially ruins, and a road with figures and a horse are visible, providing a narrative element. The color palette is monochromatic, mostly brown. The right side features trees and architecture, leading the eye into the depth of the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.4 × 16 cm (3 5/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 11.3 × 19.4 cm (4 7/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.148

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meaume 1860, no. 1112, 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

Q65507129

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