Shepherd Playing Flute
1622
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 1622 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a shepherd standing on a hillside, playing a flute while leaning on a long staff. Below him, three goats graze near the water’s edge, and a fourth lies resting. In the distance, a small village with domed buildings sits by a river. The artist used sharp lines to show the shepherd’s loose, flowing clothes and the goats’ shaggy fur. Notice how the trees and hills are drawn with quick, sketchy strokes—it feels alive but not polished. Look up etching to see how this print was made.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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