Four Women
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 13.5 × 8.5 cm (5 5/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
R.L. Baumfeld Collection
Accession Number
1969.15.338
Art Historical Context
This delicate engraving titled *Four Women*, created in 1619 by Jacques Callot after a design by the Italian painter Matteo Rosselli, captures the refined artistic exchange between France and Italy in the early Baroque era. Measuring just 13.5 by 8.5 centimeters, the small print on laid paper demonstrates Callot’s precise engraving technique, which allowed intricate lines and subtle tonal variations to convey texture and form. As a reproductive work, it translates Rosselli’s original composition into a format that could be widely circulated, reflecting the growing importance of prints in shari...