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The Nile Flooding

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names

Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a landscape with rolling hills, delicate structures on the horizon, a large tree on the right, lush foliage, and a body of water at the bottom. The drawing style is neat and precise with fine lines and monochromatic colors.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on laid paper
Credit Line

R.L. Baumfeld Collection
Dimensions

plate: 6 × 8.3 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.)
sheet: 8.1 × 10.1 cm (3 3/16 × 4 in.)
Accession Number

1969.15.607
Catalogue Raisonné

Lieure, no. 652, 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

Q65509494

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