Antonio Zingano, from Scelta d'Alcuni Miracoli e Grazie della Santissima Nunziata di Firenze (Selection of Some Miracles and Graces that Occurred in the Church of the Annunziata in Florence)
Medium
Engraving; second state of two (Lieure)
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (13.3 x 8.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.602.753
Art Historical Context
This delicate engraving, titled *Antonio Zingano* from Jacques Callot and Matteo Rosselli's *elta d'Alcuniacoli e Grazie della Sant Nunziata di Firenze (Selection of Some Miracles Graces of the Santissima Annunziata Florence), captures a moment of divine intervention from 1611–19. during the early Baroque era, it belongs to a series documenting miraculous events at Florence's renowned Church of the Annunzi, a pilgrimage site famed for its miraculous fresco of the Virgin Mary. These prints served as devotional aids, spreading tales of healing and grace to inspire faith among the faithful. Fren...
About the Artist
Jacques Callot|Matteo Rosselli · 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...