Copy of Scapino and Capitano Zerbino, from "Balli di Sfessania" (Dance of Sfessania)
Jacques Callot
after 1622
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 3/8 x 4 in. (8.5 x 10.1 cm) Plate: 2 15/16 x 3 9/16 in. (7.4 x 9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
Accession Number
1986.1180.335
Tags
MenDancing
About the Artist
Jacques Callot · 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...