Heilige Ferreolus van Vienne, Heilige Januarius van Benevento, Heilige Eustachius van Rome en kinderen, Heilige Fausta en Heilige Evilasius van Cyzicus (18-20 september)

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collector's mark: Lugt 240

Art Historical Context

This intricate etching by Jacques Callot, titledHeilige Ferre van Vienne, Heil Januarius van Bene, Heilige Eustachius van Rome en kinderen,ige Fausta en Heil Evilasius van Cyicus (18-20 september)*, dates from 1632–1636. in the final years of Callot's career, it honors a group of early Christian saints commemorated on September 1820: Ferreolus of Vienne, Januarius of Benevento, Eustachius of Rome with his children, and Fausta and Evilasius of Cyzicus. Rendered on a modest plate (213 × 121 mm), the print captures these martyrs in a compact, devotional composition, blending piety with dramatic n...

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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...