7/29
Jacques Callot
1612
Medium
etching
Dimensions
124; 179
About this artwork
Als illustratie gebruikt in: Giovanni Altoviti, 'Essequie della sacra cattolica e real maesta di Margherita d'Austria' (Florence: Bartolomeo Sermatelli e fratelli, 1612). Klinkert, C.
About the Artist
Jacques Callot · 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...