Lioness Mourning her Cub
1628
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Artist
Jacques Callot
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Lioness Mourning her Cub is a 1628 ink by Jacques Callot, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a lioness sitting on a riverbank, her head turned up as if howling. In the water nearby, a small cub lies still. The background has a bare tree and wispy clouds, keeping the scene simple and focused on the animals. The artist used fine lines to show the lioness’s fur and the water’s movement. This kind of drawing is called *etching*—a method where the artist scratches into a metal plate to create the image. Next, look up etching to see how this technique works.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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