L'Hiver (Winter)
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/2 x 11 1/8 in. (21.6 x 28.2 cm) Plate: 8 1/4 x 10 13/16 in. (21 x 27.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
Accession Number
62.635.663
About the Artist
Jacques Callot|Johann Sadeler I|Jacopo Bassano (Jacopo da Ponte)|Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi|Ioseppe del Sarto · 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...