The Crow and her Young
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
Dominant colour
The Crow and her Young is a 1628 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a lone tree with thick branches and a few birds flying around it. In the distance, a small village sits near a body of water, with rolling hills behind it. On the right, a man in old-fashioned clothes leans on a staff, looking up at the tree. The artist used a sharp, precise line to draw every detail—even the texture of the bark and the folds in the man’s clothes. This technique is called *etching*, where acid bites into metal plates to create the lines. Look up etching to see how artists like Callot made prints like this one.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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