Plundering and Burning a Village

c. 1642/1680

Gerrit van Schagen after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Gerrit van Schagen

Artist, Dutch, c. 1642 - 1690 or after

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a chaotic village scene with buildings on fire and animals amidst the commotion. The drawing depicts a scene of distress and disruption. The village consists of several houses, some of which are in flames with smoke billowing into the sky. In the foreground, numerous animals like cows and sheep are depicted, some being herded by individuals. There are carts laden with goods or possibly people, and evidence of hurried movement with many figures carrying personal belongings or leading livestock. The composition is dense with detail, capturing a moment of crisis, with structures in various states of damage and a bustling human and animal presence conveying urgency and disorder.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.4 × 18.6 cm (3 5/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 18 × 29 cm (7 1/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.55.51

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 14


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Lieure 1345 (copy 4).

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65568830

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