9th Plate, Featuring 10 Coins Issued by European Princes in the 16th and 17th centuries, from Les Monnaies (The Currencies)
ca. 1630
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 x 10 5/8 in. (33 x 27 cm) Plate: 11 13/16 x 8 11/16 in. (30 x 22.1 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
57.650.335(9)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite etching, titled *9th Plate, Featuring10 Coins Issued by European in the 16th and 17th Centuries* from the series *Les Monnaies ( Currencies)*, showcases the masterful collaboration between French Baroque artists Jacques Callot and Israel Silvestre around 1630. Callot, renowned for his, finely detailed etchings that captured the bustling life of his era, teamed up with Silvestre, a skilled printmaker known for precise reproductive works. Together, they meticulously rendered ten historical coins on a single plate, measuring about 12 x 9 inches, highlighting the artistry in numisma...
About the Artist
Jacques Callot|Israel Silvestre · 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...