Beggar Woman Receiving Charity
1622
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
Artist
Jacques Callot
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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ink
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Beggar Woman Receiving Charity is a 1622 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a hunched woman in tattered clothes, her head wrapped in a scarf. She holds out a hand, palm up, while her other hand clutches a small bag at her belt. Her long, loose robe and bare feet suggest she’s cold and poor. The lines around her are rough, almost frantic, like the artist was in a hurry—or wanted to show her struggle. The way the lines twist and overlap gives her clothes a textured, almost 3D look. This isn’t just a drawing—it’s an *etching*, where the artist scratched into a metal plate to create the image. Check out more about the technique: etching to see how artists like this made prints last.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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