Frontispiece, from "Sacra Cosmologia, pièce appelée aussi Le Titre aux Astrologues" (Sacra Cosmologia, also called The Title Page for The Astrologers)

Q: When was "Frontispiece, from "Sacra Cosmologia, pièce appelée aussi Le Titre aux Astrologues" (Sacra Cosmologia, also called The Title Page for The Astrologers)" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1630.

Q: Is "Frontispiece, from "Sacra Cosmologia, pièce appelée aussi Le Titre aux Astrologues" (Sacra Cosmologia, also called The Title Page for The Astrologers)" in the public domain?

Yes, Frontispiece, from "Sacra Cosmologia, pièce appelée aussi Le Titre aux Astrologues" (Sacra Cosmologia, also called The Title Page for The Astrologers) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jacques Callot

ca. 1630

Frontispiece, from "Sacra Cosmologia, pièce appelée aussi Le Titre aux Astrologues" (Sacra Cosmologia, also called The Title Page for The Astrologers) by Jacques Callot

Medium

Etching; third state of three (Lieure)

Dimensions

Sheet: 5 9/16 x 3 3/4 in. (14.1 x 9.5 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959

Accession Number

59.569.22

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...

Frontispiece, from "Sacra Cosmologia, pièce appelée aussi Le Titre aux Astrologues" (Sacra Cosmologia, also called The Title Page for The Astrologers)

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