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The Camp

Jacques Callot

1633

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Allegory tent

Dominant colour

The Camp is a 1633 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, depicting tent, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jacques Callot
When & what style?: 1633 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

The painting shows a group of people in a crowded scene. It's an etching, which is a technique where the artist scratches a design into a metal plate. The details in this etching are pretty small, and it looks like the artist put a lot of work into it, with many figures and objects in a small space. You can learn more about this technique by looking into etching.