Doe Mourning her Foal

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts a landscape with two animals, potentially wolves or dogs, one sitting and the other lying down in a natural setting. The background shows rolling hills with trees, including two tall slender trees and one extending branches to the upper right. The artwork features intricate line work for texture and depth, using cross-hatching for shading. The color palette is monochrome, focusing on line quality and composition. The landscape extends with rounded bushes and sloping hills beyond the animals, creating a tranquil countryside setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.7 × 7.9 cm (2 1/4 × 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 7.5 × 9.2 cm (2 15/16 × 3 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.599

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 644, 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

Q65509486

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