16th Plate, from Trattato delle Piante & Immagini de Sacri Edifizi di Terra Santa (Treatise of the Plans & Images of the Sacred Buildings of the Holy Land)
Medium
Etching and engraving; first state of two (Lieure)
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 x 11 5/16 in. (20.3 x 28.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1957
Accession Number
57.650.368(14)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This intricate etching and engraving, titled *16th Plate* from Bernardino Amico's *Trattato delle Piante & Immagini de Sacri Edifizi di Terra Santa* (Treatise of the Plans & Images of the Sacred Buildings of the Holy Land), dates to 1620. Crafted by master etcher Jacques Callot in collaboration with Franciscan friar Bernardino Amico and engraver Pietro Cecconcelli, this first-state impression (measuring 8 x 11 5/16 inches) exemplifies early 17th-century printmaking's precision. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it vividly depicts a sacred architectural ...
About the Artist
Jacques Callot|Bernardino Amico|Pietro Cecconcelli · 1592–1635
Jacques Callot (1592–1635) was a French printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine, widely regarded as one of the first great artists to practice the graphic arts exclusively. His more than 1,400 etchings chronicled the breadth of 17th-century life, from Medici court festivities to the brutal realities of warfare. Callot revolutionized etching through technical innovations including the é...