Narcissus Looking in the Water
1628
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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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
Narcissus Looking in the Water is a 1628 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a man sitting on a riverbank, staring into the water. His reflection looks back at him, but his own face is turned away. Behind him, a tree leans over the scene, and a small hill rises in the distance. The artist used sharp lines to make the scene feel tense and still. The way the man ignores his own reflection hints at something deeper than just looking at water. Next, check out etching to see how artists like Callot carved images into metal plates.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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