De kindermoord
Jacques Callot
1621 - 1625
Medium
etching
Dimensions
133; 109
About this artwork
Ovale voorstelling van een straat of binnenplaats, omzoomd door statige gebouwen, waar soldaten bezig zijn kleine kinderen te vermoorden, terwijl vrouwen wanhopig proberen hun kroost te beschermen.
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...