Le Turc Vu de Face, La Main Droite Posée sur la Hanche (Front View of the Turk, Right Hand Placed on Hip), from Varie Figure (Various Figures), plate 3
ca. 1620
Medium
Etching; third state of three (Lieure)
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 3/8 x 3 7/16 in. (8.6 x 8.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.3706
Art Historical Context
Jacques Callot, a masterful French printmaker of the Baroque era (1592–1635), created *Le Turc Vu de, La Main Droiteée sur la Hanche around 1620 as plate 3 from his series *Varie Figure* (Various). Renowned for his intricate etchings that captured the diversity of human forms and costumes, Callot drew inspiration from his travels across Europe and the Levant, infusing his works with vivid character studies. This small etching (just 3 3/8 x 3 7/16 inches) exemplifies his fascination with exotic figures, here portraying a Turk in a bold frontal pose with the right hand confidently on the hip. C...
About the Artist
Jacques Callot · 1592–1635
Jacques Callot (1592–1635) was a French printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine, widely regarded as one of the first great artists to practice the graphic arts exclusively. His more than 1,400 etchings chronicled the breadth of 17th-century life, from Medici court festivities to the brutal realities of warfare. Callot revolutionized etching through technical innovations including the é...