Shepherd Playing Flute
1617
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
Shepherd Playing Flute is a 1617 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white drawing shows a shepherd leaning on a tree, playing a flute while three sheep graze nearby. In the background, a distant city skyline sits above wavy lines that look like water. The shepherd’s hat is wide-brimmed, and his clothes drape loosely, while the sheep wander calmly. The artist used sharp lines to create depth, especially in the folds of the shepherd’s clothes and the wavy water. This style was common in etchings of the time. Next, look up etching to see how artists like Callot made prints like this.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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