La bienheureuse Vierge Marie triumphant des démons (The Blessed Virgin Mary Triumphing over Demons), from Images des Fêtes Mobiles (Images of Moveable Feasts from the Christian Calendar), part of the series Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year), scene 11

Q: When was "La bienheureuse Vierge Marie triumphant des démons (The Blessed Virgin Mary Triumphing over Demons), from Images des Fêtes Mobiles (Images of Moveable Feasts from the Christian Calendar), part of the series Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year), scene" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1632.

Q: Is "La bienheureuse Vierge Marie triumphant des démons (The Blessed Virgin Mary Triumphing over Demons), from Images des Fêtes Mobiles (Images of Moveable Feasts from the Christian Calendar), part of the series Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year), scene" in the public domain?

Yes, La bienheureuse Vierge Marie triumphant des démons (The Blessed Virgin Mary Triumphing over Demons), from Images des Fêtes Mobiles (Images of Moveable Feasts from the Christian Calendar), part of the series Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year), scene is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jacques Callot|Israël Henriet

ca. 1632

La bienheureuse Vierge Marie triumphant des démons (The Blessed Virgin Mary Triumphing over Demons), from Images des Fêtes Mobiles (Images of Moveable Feasts from the Christian Calendar), part of the series Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year), scene 11 by Jacques Callot|Israël Henriet

Medium

Etching; fourth state of five (Lieure)

Dimensions

Sheet: 4 x 2 3/8 in. (10.2 x 6.1 cm) Plate: 3 11/16 x 2 1/16 in. (9.4 x 5.2 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

57.650.317(11)

Art Historical Context

Behold *La bienheureuse Vierge Marie triumphant des démons (The Blessed Virgin Marying over Demons), a etching by the renowned French artist Jacques Callot, published by Israël Henriet around 1632. This tiny print—measuring just 4 x 2 3/8 inches—forms scene 11 of *Images des Fêtes Mob* within the expansive series *Les Images De Les Saincts et Saint de L'Année*, a devotional compendium illustrating saints and key Christian calendar events. Callot, a Baroque master etcher, captures the Virgin's victorious stance amid swirling demons, embodying themes of divine protection central to Counter-Refor...

About the Artist

Jacques Callot|Israël Henriet · 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...

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