Art, literature & historyThe Peasant Attacked by Bees, from The Caprices
c. 1622
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image/sheet, cut within platemark: 5.9 × 8 cm (2 3/8 × 3 3/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1965.242.29
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Peasant Attacked by Bees, from The Caprices — Jacques Callot. c. 1622.
Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image/sheet, cut within platemark: 5.9 × 8 cm (2 3/8 × 3 3/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Jacques Callot excelled at integrating colorful, often lowbrow details into his elegant etchings. His humorous series The Caprices includes snippets from the daily life of soldiers and peasants alike.
Description: © Art Institute of Chicago, original record, CC BY 4.0. HTML formatting removed; wording retained. Other artwork metadata: CC0.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.