Heilige Agatha, Heilige Dorothea, Heilige Romuald van Camaldoli, Heilige Paulus van Verdun (5-8 februari)
1632 - 1636
Medium
etching
Dimensions
210; 122
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 210 mm x breedte 122 mm
Art Historical Context
Jacques Callot's *Heilige Agatha,ige Dorothea,ige Romuald vanaldoli, Heilige van Verdun (5-8 februari)* a exquisite etching from 1632–1636, capturing four revered saints tied to their February feast days: Agatha (5th), Dorothy (6), Romuald ofaldoli (7th), and Paul of Verdun7th or 8th). Measuring just 210 × 122 mm, this intimate print exemplifies Callot's mastery during the Baroque era, when he was a leading French printmaker based in Nancy, blending Mannerist elegance with emerging Baroque drama. Part of Callot's renowned series of small-scale saint etchings—likely from his liturgical calenda...
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...