Le Char de L'Amour, from Guerre de Beauté (Guerra di Bellezza) (War of Beauty)
Medium
Etching; first state of two (Lieure)
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 13/16 x 8 11/16 in. (14.7 x 22.1 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
57.650.353
Art Historical Context
**Le Char de L'Amour, from *Guerre de Beauté (War of Beauty)** *Jacques Callot and Giulio Parigi 1616* the whimsical "Chariot of Love," dazzling etching from Jacques Callot's collaboration with Florentine designer Giulio Parigi. This first-state impression captures a fantastical float parading through a grand tournament, where allegorical figures embody love's triumph in a mock "war of beauty." Created in 1616 for the opulent Medici court in Florence it immortalizes the festive *Guerra di Bellezza*—a lavish Carnival spectacle blending chivalry, theater, and courtly revelry during a time ...
About the Artist
Jacques Callot|Giulio Parigi · 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...