Proportions
La Caverne de Brigands (The Cave of Thieves)
| Catalogue ID | 1.22a |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jacques Callot (1592-1635) |
| Object type | |
| Date | 1617 |
| Collection | Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam) |
| Inv. no. | RP-P-OB-21.044 |
| Tech. / support | etching, paper |
| Measures | 54 × 77 mm |
| Subject | 44G52 — robber 44G521 — robber's cave 44G522 — robbery 45C13 — hacking and thrusting weapons |
An etched landscape print set inside a large arched rocky cavern, where a band of brigands attacks travellers: armed men brandish raised swords and clubs against figures who fall, flee, or are dragged down amid scattered baskets, barrels, and weapons on the ground. Through the cave mouth at center a bright wooded landscape opens up, with further small figures visible in the distance.
No musical work linked.
Bianco, Anna. Images for the Music: Drawings and secular cantatas. Ph.D. dissertation, Leiden University, 2025
Lieure 435
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