Fat Man with Eyes Closed, from "Beggar Series" or "Les Gueux" / Jacques Callot

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Accession Number
2008/2.383.2
Title
Fat Man with Eyes Closed, from "Beggar Series" or "Les Gueux"
Artist Nationality
French
Medium and Support
etching on laid paper
Object Creation Date
circa 1621
Dimensions
27.94 cm x 22.23 cm (11 in. x 8 3/4 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
intaglio print
Secondary Object Classification
Print
Secondary Object Type
caricature
Physical Description
The single figure of a beggar dominates the composition. Dressed in rags and leaning on a staff, the figure faces the viewer and is shown walking with only slight indication of setting, principally the man's shadows.
Two punctures approximately 4cm apart at the upper center. Paper size: h 21 2/5cm x w 15 1/10cm. Plate size: lh 13 7/10cm & rh 13 2/5cm x tw 8 3/5cm & bw 8 7/10cm.
Subject Matter
Jacques Callot was an innovative and highly accomplished printmaker. Callot's style is both dramatic and elegant; here we see the monumental treatment of a beggar observed and drawn with great sensitivity.
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Image Size
2240 x 3584
File Size
1 MB
Record
2008/2.383.2
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2008-sl-2.383.2/2008_2_383_2.jpg

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"Fat Man with Eyes Closed, from "Beggar Series" or "Les Gueux"; Jacques Callot." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2008-sl-2.383.2/2008_2_383_2.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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