Martelaarschap van de heilige Laurentius
Jacques Callot
1610 - 1660
Medium
etching
Dimensions
258; 158
About this artwork
Op een open plek naast een toren, omgeven door soldaten en andere toeschouwers, wordt de heilige Laurentius levend geroosterd. Onder de voorstelling een vrijwel lege marge.
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...