Attacking Travelers on the Highway

c. 1633

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts a dynamic scene on a flat terrain. In the center, there is a horizon with trees and shrubbery. The scene is detailed with fine engravings, showing figures and natural elements in monochrome. Close to us, figures are shown in action, including a group tackling someone and a person on a horse being confronted. In the distance, more figures and foliage blend into the landscape's contour lines. There is a figure hanging from a tree on the horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.5 × 11.4 cm (2 3/16 × 4 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 6.5 × 12.5 cm (2 9/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2209

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1334

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

Q64958701

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