Peasant Woman with Basket on Head, Front View

1621/1624

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image features two individuals standing side by side. Each person is holding up a basket on their head with one arm and a jug inside the basket. Their other arm rests at their waist. They have curly hair and wear long robes or coats with visible layers underneath, paired with shoes. The background shows a rural setting with two distant figures engaged in agricultural activity, sparse trees, and small buildings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 8.2 × 9.4 cm (3 1/4 × 3 11/16 in.)
    plate: 9.5 × 10.2 cm (3 3/4 × 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.368

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 203, State i/iv

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

Q65509234

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