Shepherd and Ruins

1621

Edouard Eckman after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Edouard Eckman

Artist, Flemish, born c. 1600

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a figure in a robe and hat leaning on a staff under a tree. There is a large building with weathered walls covered in vines or moss in the center. In the distance, there are small figures and animals or bushes. The horizon line is obscured by the building and trees. The image is in black ink on a light background with fine line work, creating texture and depth in an illustrative or etching style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 5.4 × 8 cm (2 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.199

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 218, State copy

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

Q65508233

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