Peasant with Shovel on His Shoulder

1621

Edouard Eckman after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Edouard Eckman

Artist, Flemish, born c. 1600

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

This is an illustration of a landscape with a solitary figure. The drawing shows a lone figure standing on the right side, holding a tool, possibly a spade or shovel. The figure is dressed in loose clothing and a hat. Next to the figure is a barren tree. The background depicts a sparse landscape with a few lines indicating distant fields or hills. The image composition conveys a sense of solitude or contemplation against the simple, linear backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 6 × 8.5 cm (2 3/8 × 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.220

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 239, 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

Q65508254

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