The Dance
1617
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
The Dance is a 1617 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a wild, chaotic dance. Eight figures—some in fancy clothes, others in wild masks—are tangled in motion. A woman in a long dress holds hands with a masked man, while others leap and twist around them. The lines are loose and scratchy, like they were drawn fast. The artist used a sharp tool to carve into metal, then inked it to make this print. That’s called *etching*—it lets you add fine details with acid. Check out etching to see how artists make prints this way.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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