Plundering a Large Farmhouse

c. 1633

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is an image of an indoor scene set in an old kitchen or workshop. The room is busy with figures engaged in various actions, surrounded by pots, pans, and utensils. A fireplace on the right is emitting smoke. The figures are interacting in a chaotic manner. Some are in conflict, others are working, inspecting barrels, or lying on the ground. The detailed lines and shading depict motion and tension in the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.3 × 18.6 cm (2 7/8 × 7 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 10.2 × 21 cm (4 × 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2218

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1343, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 54d.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 199, repro.

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

Q64958727

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