Sheep Calling Lamb
1628
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
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
Sheep Calling Lamb is a 1628 ink by Jacques Callot, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a quiet countryside scene with two sheep in the foreground. One sheep sits still while the other looks back, as if waiting. Behind them, a cluster of trees and bushes fills the middle ground, with a distant hill and small building on the horizon. The artist used loose, sketchy lines to suggest movement and life in nature. The paper has a textured look, typical of etchings made by pressing ink into a metal plate. Next, check out how the artist used the technique: etching.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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