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The image features a scenic expanse with a low horizon, vast sky, rolling hills, sparse clusters of trees, and possible ruins on a hill to the right. The style includes fine lines for clouds and a mythical bird in motion with long tail and wings. The color palette is monochromatic, with sepia or brown ink on a light background.
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The image features a scenic expanse with a low horizon, vast sky, rolling hills, sparse clusters of trees, and possible ruins on a hill to the right. The style includes fine lines for clouds and a mythical bird in motion with long tail and wings. The color palette is monochromatic, with sepia or brown ink on a light background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bird of Paradise

Jacques Callot

Date
1628
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 6.3 × 8.5 cm (2 1/2 × 3 3/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1949.5.443
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
The Life of the Virgin in Emblems [Lieure 626-652]

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Landscape
  • bird
  • animal
  • Tree
  • City
  • Sky

NGA object ID 36897. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.