Le Denier de César (The Tribute Money), from Le Nouveau Testament (The New Testament)
printed 18th century
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 6 9/16 x 7 9/16 in. (16.7 x 19.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
Accession Number
67.797.23
Tags
About the Artist
Jacques Callot|Antoine Hérisset|Gilles-Marie Oppenord|Jacques Fagnani · 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...