Rembarquement des Troupes (Embarkation of Troops), from La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les Batailles des Médicis (The Life of Ferdinand I de'Medici also called The Medici Battles)
Medium
Engraving; first state of two (Lieure)
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 x 12 1/16 in. (22.9 x 30.6 cm) Plate: 8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (22.5 x 30.2 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
57.650.363(9)
Art Historical Context
This engraving, *Rembarquement des Troupes* (Embarkation of Troops), forms part of *The Life of Ferdinand I de’ Medici*, also known as *The Medici Battles*, a celebrated series produced between 1614 and 1620. Created by Jacques Callot after designs by Matteo Rosselli, the print belongs to a cycle commissioned to celebrate the military and political achievements of Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Tuscany. As the first state of two, it captures the precise moment when troops board ships, highlighting the Medici’s naval power in the Mediterranean during the early seventeenth century. Callot, a master ...
About the Artist
Jacques Callot|Matteo Rosselli · 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...