Doe Mourning her Foal
1628
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1628
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This etching shows a doe kneeling beside her dead foal in a quiet wood. The scene feels real—not cute, not sad on purpose. Look at the way the light hits the doe’s fur. It’s soft, almost like dawn. Callot was famous for tiny, detailed prints. He used etching, scratching lines into metal plates to hold ink. The lines here are so fine they feel like pencil marks. Check out more prints by Callot at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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