Past Exhibition

Homage to Jacques Callot

This is a drawing of a cavalry charge scene. The artwork depicts numerous mounted figures charging across a battlefield. The horses are in full motion, with a sense of movement conveyed by the lines and poses. Plumes of smoke rise into the air, and there are fallen figures and horses on the ground, suggesting conflict. The lines are detailed, capturing the tension and action of the moment.
Jacques Callot, The Cavalry Combat with Pistols, c. 1632/1634, etching on laid paper, R.L. Baumfeld Collection, 1969.15.113

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This is a drawing of a cavalry charge scene. The artwork depicts numerous mounted figures charging across a battlefield. The horses are in full motion, with a sense of movement conveyed by the lines and poses. Plumes of smoke rise into the air, and there are fallen figures and horses on the ground, suggesting conflict. The lines are detailed, capturing the tension and action of the moment.
Jacques Callot, The Cavalry Combat with Pistols, c. 1632/1634, etching on laid paper, R.L. Baumfeld Collection, 1969.15.113

Overview: An exhibition of 82 etchings and engravings from the Gallery's collections honored the 400th anniversary of Callot's birth. Depictions of theatrical performances, court festivals, and warfare conveyed the social and political climate of the early baroque period.

Organization: H. Diane Russell, curator of old master prints at the National Gallery of Art, selected the works.

Attendance: 148,542

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