The Hurdy-Gurdy Player
1622
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 Hurdy-Gurdy Player is a 1622 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a bent-over man playing a hurdy-gurdy, a stringed instrument with a crank. His long coat and hat look worn, and his face is lined with tiredness. The lines in the drawing are scratchy and uneven, giving it a rough, handmade feel. The artist used a technique called etching to make this print, where acid eats into metal plates to create the lines. This was a common way to make multiple copies of images back then. Next, check out 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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