Frontispiece for the Miracles and Graces of Our Lady of "Bon-Secours-les-Nancy"
1630
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 12.5 x 7.8 cm (4 15/16 x 3 1/16 in.) sheet: 13.9 x 9.5 cm (5 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
R.L. Baumfeld Collection
Accession Number
1969.15.611
Art Historical Context
Jacques Callot's *Frontispiece for the Miracles and Graces of Our Lady of "Bon-Secours-les-Nancy"* (1630) is a exquisite etching that served as the ornate title page for a devotional book celebrating the miracles attributed to a revered statue of the Virgin Mary in Nancy, France. Created during the tumultuous era of the Thirty Years' War, this small-scale print (plate: 12.5 x 7.8 cm) captures the fervor of Catholic piety and pilgrimage at the Bon-Secours shrine, a site of healing and grace that drew devotees seeking intercession. As a master of the French Baroque, Callot revolutionized etchin...
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...