Le Chandelier (The Candelabra), from Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters), plate 3

Q: When was "Le Chandelier (The Candelabra), from Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters), plate" created?

This artwork was created 1625–31.

Q: Is "Le Chandelier (The Candelabra), from Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters), plate" in the public domain?

Yes, Le Chandelier (The Candelabra), from Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters), plate is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jacques Callot|François Langlois

1625–31

Medium

Etching and letterpress; second state of two (Lieure)

Dimensions

Sheet: 5 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (15 x 10.8 cm) Plate: 2 7/16 x 3 3/8 in. (6.2 x 8.5 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

57.650.348(3)

About the Artist

Jacques Callot|François Langlois · 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...

Le Chandelier (The Candelabra), from Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters), plate 3

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