Shepherds Defending their Herds

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts a group of sheep grazing and resting on a textured landscape. The point of view is slightly elevated, looking down onto the scene. In the background, there are hills and a structure resembling a tower or ruin on top of a hill. The horizon separates the terrain from the sky. On the left, a person is running, in the center another figure wields a staff, and to the right, a person is in combat with a wolf-like creature. The style is clean and precise, using crosshatching and linear strokes for texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, with black lines against a light background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.7 × 8.3 cm (2 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 8.7 × 10 cm (3 7/16 × 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.557

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 602, 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

Q65509440

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