The Peasant Attacked by Bees, from The Caprices
c. 1622
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/sheet, cut within platemark: 5.9 × 8 cm (2 3/8 × 3 3/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
131519
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Jacques Callot excelled at integrating colorful, often lowbrow details into his elegant etchings. His humorous series The Caprices includes snippets from the daily life of soldiers and peasants alike.
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...