Man Seen from Behind with His Right Arm Extended
Medium
woodcut on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to block): 6 × 8.6 cm (2 3/8 × 3 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
R.L. Baumfeld Collection
Accession Number
1969.15.212
Art Historical Context
"Man Seen from Behind with His Arm Extended" is a woodcut on laid paper from 1621, created by Edouard Eckman the renowned French printmaker Jacques Callot. just 6 × 8.6 cm—trimmed precisely to the block—this intimate print captures a solitary male figure viewed from behind, his right arm outstretched in a gesture that evokes motion and narrative potential. Housed in the National Gallery Art's R.L. Baumfeld Collection, it exemplifies the era's fascination with human form and expression. Jacques Callot (1592–1635), a Baroque master, revolutionized printmaking with his intricate, small-scale com...
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...