2e Intermède (2nd Interlude), from Les Intermèdes (The Interludes)
early 17th century
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 x 11 3/16 in. (20.3 x 28.4 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
57.650.366
Art Historical Context
Step into the lavish world of 17th Florentine court spectacle with *2e Intermède (2nd Interlude)*, an exquisite etching from Jacques Callot and Giulio Parigi series *Les IntermèdesThe Interludes)* Created in the early 0s, this print captures a dynamic theatrical moment—an interlude between acts in opulent Medici entertainments—buzzing with costumed performers, musicians, and fantastical machinery on an elaborate stage. Callot, the masterful French etcher renowned for his intricate Baroque scenes, collaborated with Italian designer Giulio Parigi, whose innovative stagecraft brought Renaissance ...
About the Artist
Jacques Callot|Giulio Parigi · 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...