Gobbi and Other Bizarre Figures
Jacques Callot, 1616 /1617
- Artist
- Jacques Callot
- Date
- 1616 /1617
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- pen and iron gall ink with a partial sketch in graphite at upper left on laid paper
- Dimensions
- 12 × 14.1 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Public domain, CC0
Image description
The image shows a collection of sweeping, curving lines and irregular shapes forming an abstract composition. The lines intersect and flow across the canvas. Some shapes loosely resemble distorted human faces and figures, possibly wearing hats, with hints of figures in motion or masks with exaggerated expressions. The overall effect is a dynamic scattering of forms that encourages viewers to find familiar shapes within the chaos.