Copy of St. Andrew, from Les Grands Apôtres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les SaintsApôtres (The Large Standing Apostles, Representing The Savior, The Blessed Mary and The Apostles)
Jacques Callot|Anonymous
17th century
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 7/16 x 3 1/8 in. (13.8 x 8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1945
Accession Number
45.77.33
About the Artist
Jacques Callot|Anonymous · 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...