Het martelaarschap van Jakobus de Meerdere
Jacques Callot
1632 - 1634
Medium
etching
Dimensions
72; 45
About this artwork
height 72 mm x width 45 mm
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...