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Embarkation at Genoa [recto]

Jacques Callot

1612

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Allegory

Dominant colour

Embarkation at Genoa [recto] is a 1612 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jacques Callot
When & what style?: 1612 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This etching shows five figures standing on a dock. Two women in fancy, ruffled dresses face two men in long coats with wide collars. The fifth man, also in a coat, holds something in his hand. Behind them, a ship sits in the water, and a distant city skyline appears on the horizon. The artist used fine lines to show the texture of fabrics and the rough waves. The scene looks busy but is drawn with careful detail, almost like a sketch. Next, look up etching to see how artists like Callot made prints like this.