Man Attending a Fire

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a person tending a small fire. The composition features a low horizon separating the sky and earth. In the background, there is a hint of a distant hill or ridge with structures. The style is sketch-like with black lines defining the scene. The lines suggest movement, especially in the smoke and flame. The color scheme is mostly monochrome with earth tones around the fire, set against an off-white background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.3 × 8.3 cm (2 1/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 7.8 × 10.3 cm (3 1/16 × 4 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.604

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 649, 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

Q65509491

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