Jésus est Livré aux Juifs (Jesus is Delivered to the Jews), from La Petite Passion (The Little Passion)
1624–25
Medium
Etching; first state of two (Lieure)
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 1/16 x 2 5/16 in. (7.7 x 5.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1957
Accession Number
57.650.343(2)
Art Historical Context
Jacques Callot's *Jésus est Livré Juifs (Jesus is Delivered to the)* is a poignant etching from his renowned series *La Petite Passion (The Little Passion), between 1624 and 1625. This first-state impression captures a dramatic moment from the Passion of Christ, where Jesus is betrayed and handed over by Judas. Part of a cycle of 36 small prints depicting Christ's life, death, and resurrection, it exemplifies Callot's mastery during the Baroque era, a time when religious imagery flourished amid the Counter-Reformation. Renowned for revolutionizing etching techniques, Callot employed a fine, s...
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...