The Bohemians: The Bohemians Marching: The Vanguard
c. 1621–25
- Medium
- etching and engraving
- Dimensions
- 12.4 × 23.6 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-215822
Jacques Callot, a masterful draftsman, spent the greater part of his life at the ducal courts of Tuscany and Lorraine, where he produced prints to record festivals and theatrical performances. He also executed religious subjects and scenes reflecting many aspects of daily life including war, pervasive in 17th-century Europe. When returning to France from Italy, Callot probably saw bands of rootless men, women, and children-a common sight-which became the subject of The Bohemians. He conceived of these four prints as a long frieze; the lines in each of the sheets extend into the sheet that fol…
Provenance
Severance Fund, 2004.42.b
Registry history
- c. 1621–25 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints
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