The Slave Market

1629

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows an etching of a town square or market area bustling with people. The scene includes buildings, a river or canal, a bridge with people and boats, and distant structures like towers and a church spire. The etching style features fine lines detailing the architecture and figures. Close-up groups of figures engage in different activities, wearing textured clothing. The overall color palette is black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.3 × 20.7 cm (4 7/16 × 8 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 15.8 × 25.1 cm (6 1/4 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.402

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 369, State ii/vi

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 26.

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

Q65509271

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