Le Souper d'Emmaüs appelé aussi Les Disciples d'Emmaüs (The Supper at Emmaus, also called the Disciples of Emmaus), from Les Quatre Banquets (The Four Feasts)

Le Souper d'Emmaüs appelé aussi Les Disciples d'Emmaüs (The Supper at Emmaus, also called the Disciples of Emmaus), from Les Quatre Banquets (The Four Feasts) by Jacques Callot

Medium

Etching and engraving; first state of three (Lieure)

Dimensions

Sheet: 7 5/16 x 10 1/2 in. (18.5 x 26.6 cm) Plate: 3 1/16 x 2 3/8 in. (7.7 x 6 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

57.650.358(4)

About the Artist

Jacques Callot · 15921635

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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