Old Beggar with One Crutch, after Callot c. 19th century

Editor: So here we have Adrian Ludwig Richter's "Old Beggar with One Crutch, after Callot." It feels really stark, almost lonely. What jumps out at you about it? Curator: Well, my dear, it’s an echo, isn't it? Richter, humming Callot's tune. I imagine him sketching this, perhaps on a gloomy afternoon, the scratching of his pen a kind of sympathetic whisper to the old beggar's plight. What do you suppose Callot would think of this? Editor: That's a lovely image. I hadn't considered the conversation across time. It makes the piece feel so much richer. Curator: Exactly! Art’s a conversation, a rumination. It’s rather like finding a kindred spirit across the centuries, don't you think?