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Peasant Removing His Shoe

Jacques Callot

1617

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque

Dominant colour

Peasant Removing His Shoe is a 1617 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jacques Callot
When & what style?: 1617 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This etching shows a man in rough clothes kneeling by a river, pulling off his shoe. Behind him, a cow stands with its head turned slightly. The water is choppy, and in the distance, a few trees and a small building sit on a hill. The artist used sharp lines to show the folds in the man’s clothes and the cow’s fur. The scene feels simple but full of small details, like the way the man’s hat sits low on his head. Next, look up etching to see how artists like Callot made prints like this.