Soldiers Attacking Robbers

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 scene from inside a dark cave facing outward. The cave entrance frames a view of a landscape with a tree and a small hill in the distance. The artwork features meticulous line work resembling an etching or engraving, with cross-hatching and linear strokes creating texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, using varying intensities of black and white. Figures are visible near the cave entrance against the lighter background outside. The cave walls are densely hatched, enclosing and framing the outside scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 6 × 8.3 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.202

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 221, 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

Q65508236

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