The Peasant Carrying his Bag, from The Caprices
Jacques Callot
1617–1627
- Medium
- Etching on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 5.9 × 8.1 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.); Sheet: 6.2 × 8.4 cm (2 1/2 × 3 5/16 in.)
- Genre
- etching
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
printprints and drawingetchingpaper (fiber product)
About
Jacques Callot excelled at integrating colorful, often lowbrow details into his elegant etchings. His humorous series The Caprices includes snippets from the daily life of soldiers and peasants alike.
