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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Attacking Travelers on the Highway is a 1633 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, depicting Hunting, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows bandits attacking travelers on a muddy road. A horse rears up. A man falls under a raised sword. Women clutch children. Callot drew this during the Thirty Years’ War. He served in the army before becoming an artist. That real experience shows in the brutal details. It’s like watching a scene from a distance. Check out Callot, Jacques.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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