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The image features a side view of a landscape with a bird flying through the sky. The bird is depicted with elongated tail feathers, giving a sense of motion. The horizon shows rolling hills, shrubs, and structures on a hill to the right. The artwork is created in an etching style with thin lines, depicting clouds and texture. The color palette is monochromatic, with varying intensities of a single ink color against a light background.
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The image features a side view of a landscape with a bird flying through the sky. The bird is depicted with elongated tail feathers, giving a sense of motion. The horizon shows rolling hills, shrubs, and structures on a hill to the right. The artwork is created in an etching style with thin lines, depicting clouds and texture. The color palette is monochromatic, with varying intensities of a single ink color against a light background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bird of Paradise

Jacques Callot

Date
1628
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 6.1 × 8.3 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.) sheet: 8.8 × 10.2 cm (3 7/16 × 4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1969.15.586
Credit line
R.L. Baumfeld 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
  • plant
  • bird
  • animal
  • Tree
  • Sky
  • Building

NGA object ID 51741. 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.