Man Moving Abruptly

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows two men in full-length, drawn in profile facing to the right. They wear wide-brimmed hats, long coats, knee-length pants, and simple shoes. Facial features are outlined, with details around the noses and mouths, and lines suggesting expressions and aging. Both have short facial hair. The artwork is in a line drawing style with a plain background and no other objects present.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 5.6 × 8.6 cm (2 3/16 × 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.458

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 439, State i/ii

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

Q65509337

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