Pilate Washing His Hands
Jacques Callot
1631–1634
Medium
Red chalk, with brush and red chalk wash, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Dimensions
10.9 × 16.4 cm (4 5/16 × 6 1/2 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
149026
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...