Titelblad voor prentserie 'Diverse gebochelden'/'Varie figure gobbi di Jacopo Callot'
1621 - 1625
Medium
etching
Dimensions
61; 86
About this artwork
Vijf dwergen, enkele gebocheld, staan om een zesde figuur heen. Deze zit op de hurken met ontblote billen, terwijl twee omstanders zijn jas of hemd omhoog houden. Op de opgetrokken kleding staan titel en maker van de prentreeks. Dit is namelijk de titelprent voor een serie van 20 prenten met groteske figuren; vrijwel al die figuren zijn dwergen, velen zijn gebocheld.
Art Historical Context
Jacques Callot's *Titelblad voor prentserie 'Diverseochelden'/'Varie figure gobbi di Jacopo Callot'* (1621–1625) serves as the provocative title page for a series of 20 etchings depicting grotesque figures. In this intimate etching (61 × 86 mm), five dwarves—several hunchbacked—cluster around a sixth figure squatting with exposed buttocks, his jacket hoisted by companions to reveal the inscription of the series title and artist's name. Callot, a masterful French printmaker active in the courts of Lorraine and France, captures these court jesters with sharp wit and unflinching detail, blending ...
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...