Garenwindster en spinster

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plaatrand: hoogte 64 mm x breedte 78 mm

Art Historical Context

**Garenwindster enster (Yarn Winder and)** *Jacques Callot, 1–1625,, 64 × 78 mm* Jacques Callot, a pioneering French etcher of the Baroque era, crafted this intimate etching during the early 1620s, a time when he was renowned for his masterful small-scale prints. Working primarily in Nancy and Florence, Callot everyday life with extraordinary detail, often drawing from the rustic scenes of rural Europe amid the upheavals of the Thirty' War. This work, titled in Dutch as "Yarn Winder and Spinner," likely depicts women engaged in traditional textile labor—a nod to the domestic economy of the ...

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...