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Oval Medallions and Rondels, from Variae tum Passionis Christi tum vitae beatae Mariae Virginis; Les Mystères de la Passion suite appelée aussi Mystères de la Vie de Jésus et Mystères de la Vie de Jésus et de la Vie de la Ste. Vierge (The Mysteries of the Passion, also called the Mysteries of the Life of Jesus, and the Mysteries of the Life of Jesus and of the Virgin)

Oval Medallions and Rondels, from Variae tum Passionis Christi tum vitae beatae Mariae Virginis; Les Mystères de la Passion suite appelée aussi Mystères de la Vie de Jésus et Mystères de la Vie de Jésus et de la Vie de la Ste. Vierge (The Mysteries of the Passion, also called the Mysteries of the Life of Jesus, and the Mysteries of the Life of Jesus and of the Virgin) by Jacques Callot

Medium

Etching and engraving; first state of two (Lieure)

Dimensions

Sheet: 3 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. (9.2 x 12 cm) Plate: 3 7/16 x 4 1/2 in. (8.7 x 11.5 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

57.650.350(3)

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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