De parade
Jacques Callot
1628
Medium
etching
Dimensions
121; 161
About this artwork
Diverse legeronderdelen, zowel voetvolk als ruitervolk, trekken in marsorde voorbij. Rechts op de voorgrond een ruiter, op de rug gezien. Voor hem nog enkele toeschouwers, staand en zittend, eveneens op de rug gezien.
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...