Cat Watching Caged Bird

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

In the image, a cat is sitting on a ledge while looking up at a birdcage attached to the wall on the right. The color palette is monochromatic, with black line work on a light background. The cat is at the bottom left corner, and the birdcage is on the right. In the background, there is a hilly landscape with buildings, trees, and the distant horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.2 × 8.2 cm (2 7/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 8.7 × 10.3 cm (3 7/16 × 4 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.563

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 608, 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

Q65509448

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