Camping Place of the Gypsies: The Preparation of the Feast (n.d.): Artwork and History

Camping Place of the Gypsies: The Preparation of the Feast (n.d.) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Jacques Callot French, 1592-1635.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

Jacques Callot’s Camping Place of the Gypsies is the final plate of a four-part series that forms a rare, friezelike composition when assembled. These mysterious wanderers, alternately called gypsies or Bohemians, inspired much fascination at the beginning of the 17th century. It was rumored that Callot himself joined a similar group of Bohemians in Italy when he was 12 years old. In this picaresque scene, a motley crew of disheveled itinerants takes refuge for the evening under trees. While some prepare dinner, others entertain themselves with a game of cards, perhaps to pass the time as they wait for the arrival of their newest member, visible in the background.

Object facts

• Title: Camping Place of the Gypsies: The Preparation of the Feast
• Date: n.d.
• Artist attribution: Jacques Callot French, 1592-1635
• Place of origin: France
• Medium: Etching with burin on paper
• Dimensions: Image/sheet, cut within platemark: 12.3 × 23.5 cm (4 7/8 × 9 5/16 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1959.171

Collection credit

Print and Drawing Club Fund

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