Beggar Woman with Rosary

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a full-body profile of a person standing and leaning forward slightly while holding a walking stick in their right hand. Their head is inclined downward, with aged features on their face. The person wears a hooded garment covering their hair and a long robe reaching the ground. They hold a rosary in their left hand, with a visible cross at the end. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.3 × 9 cm (5 1/4 × 3 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.7 × 15.1 cm (8 1/8 × 5 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.498

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 485, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    The Beggars [Lieure 479-503]

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

Q65509378

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