Courtyard of a Farm
Medium
woodcut on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to block): 5.4 × 7.2 cm (2 1/8 × 2 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
R.L. Baumfeld Collection
Accession Number
1969.15.200
Art Historical Context
This small woodcut, titled *Courtyard of a Farm*, captures a quiet moment of rural life in early 17th-century Europe. Created in 1621 by Edouard Eckman after an original design by Jacques Callot, the print reflects the growing interest in everyday scenes during the Baroque period. Callot, a pioneering French printmaker, was celebrated for his lively depictions of peasants, soldiers, and courtly figures, often infusing ordinary subjects with narrative detail and vitality. Eckman’s adaptation brings this vision to a new audience through the woodcut medium. Measuring just over two by three inche...
About the Artist
Edouard Eckman after Jacques Callot
Edouard Eckman, a Flemish printmaker born around 1600, remains a somewhat enigmatic figure in art history, with his early life not well documented. Little is known about his training or formal education, though his oeuvre suggests familiarity with the vibrant printmaking traditions of the early Baroque period in Northern Europe. Active primarily in the second decade of the seventeenth century, Eck...